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9/14/2011 3:12 AM
 
Joost van de Ven


Joined: 5/20/2010
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I need to upgrade DotNetNuke on my production-server.
Therefor I want my two websites to appear offline during maintenance. When the upgrade is done, I'd like to test my websites first, before they go back online again. On my development-server some features of the website were different in the new DotNetNuke-version. (For instance the classname of the LogIn-module.)

How can I first test my website in the new DotNetNuke-version without it being online for the whole world to see?
 
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9/15/2011 3:50 AM
 
Joost van de Ven


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Anyone?
Any additions needed in my explanation?
 
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9/15/2011 12:15 PM
 
Nexiv


Joined: 8/4/2011
Posts: 42
Are you using IIS? You could go to Authentication and disable anonymous authentication and enable basic authentication so you'd need to enter a username and password to view your website.

Could also do the same with .htaccess and .htpasswd files.
 
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9/15/2011 12:32 PM
 
April Spence


devcentral.f5.com
Joined: 11/4/2005
Posts: 562
To pile onto Dane's idea....I have use IP restrictions to block everything to the site except my IP address (in IIS). You can go as far as creating a custom 403 page to alert users.

Steven Webster
Manager, Community Platform
F5 Networks, DevCentral
 
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