how to make domain addon mask ip address?

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My package supports 5 websites, i completed my main website, and started on a 2nd one. I started the 2nd one before I had money to purchase a domain name for it, so it was given an IP address/directory url.

Now I have purchased a 2nd domain name, pointed it to imh nameservers, and setup an "Addon domain" in my cpanel. when I type in the 2nddomainname.com, it directs to where I want it to, but the URL defaults back to the IP address once it directs. How do I make it so that the 2nddomainname.com stays in the address bar?
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Hello, and thanks for your question. It looks like while you were testing your site out with the temporary URL, prior to purchasing a domain name to use for your site. That you needed to make a modification to your CMS in order to get your site to work with that temp URL: /conf/_basic_config.php 
//$baseurl = 'http://[IP_ADDRESS]/~userna5/addonDomain/';

$baseurl = 'http://example.com/';
As you can see if you take a look at your website now, it should be working with the domain. That's because I commented out the temp URL setup that you had with //, and instead set your $baseurl variable to just be your domain name. For future reference you can also modify your hosts file and force your computer to resolve a domain name to a specific IP address during development. This can make development easier in some cases, since you don't need to modify your CMS at all to work properly over a temp URL. Please let us know if you ran into any other issues, or had any other questions at all! - Jacob