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martini55 + · 03-14-2010, 06:07 AM

Hi,

I am finally going to get round to upgrading my website to the latest version of 68 classifieds. I know from the main settings in admin I can take my site offline while I do this. I was just wondering if there was a way for me to view the site 'live' once I have upgraded (and it is still offline to others) to ensure that everything is okay before it goes live to the public?

Many thanks.

Mike-N-Tosh + · 03-14-2010, 10:57 AM

There is no official way, however depending on how your web hosting server is set up for order of the default index page, you may be able to set up an index.html page that will show when someone uses the URL yoursite.com/

Then you visit your site at yoursite.com/index.php. Many web host servers have it set so that if the index page is not part of the URL, it will go to the index.html first. Hostgator is one of the webhosts that does it that way. You could find out by simply uploading an index.html file and testing it.

b3d + · 03-16-2010, 10:47 AM

You can also change your default page using .htaccess file.

DirectoryIndex index.html

03-14-2010, 06:07 AM	#1
martini55 + Customer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 82 Rep Power: 23	Viewing site when offline Hi, I am finally going to get round to upgrading my website to the latest version of 68 classifieds. I know from the main settings in admin I can take my site offline while I do this. I was just wondering if there was a way for me to view the site 'live' once I have upgraded (and it is still offline to others) to ensure that everything is okay before it goes live to the public? Many thanks.

03-14-2010, 10:57 AM	#2
Mike-N-Tosh + Developer & Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 2,290 Rep Power: 68	There is no official way, however depending on how your web hosting server is set up for order of the default index page, you may be able to set up an index.html page that will show when someone uses the URL yoursite.com/ Then you visit your site at yoursite.com/index.php. Many web host servers have it set so that if the index page is not part of the URL, it will go to the index.html first. Hostgator is one of the webhosts that does it that way. You could find out by simply uploading an index.html file and testing it. __________________ Mike-N-Tosh IndianaPC.org - A community website (v3.1.10 Developer - heavily modified & used as the CMS) Sandbox [localhost(v3.1.10, v4.0.9, 4.1.10,4.2,5.0)] for development and customization Visit My blog: reviews, tips, tricks, tutorials and my store with Templates, Mods & Docs Web Hosting \| Web Design & Development \| 68 Classifieds Customizations I am not a 68C employee, just a user and try to help out

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03-16-2010, 10:47 AM	#3
b3d + Customer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rhode Island USA Posts: 56 Rep Power: 22	You can also change your default page using .htaccess file. DirectoryIndex index.html

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