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- Michael Palatsi
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Currently I am working with a company and their website is completely setup. Although, They want me to re-do the site and then publish to work to their server. So my question is "Is it possible to hide my work until I am done on their server?"
Thank you in advance.
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- Donna Vincent
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Who are you hiding it from -- the public or the client?
If you are hiding it from the public, what I do is place it in a subdirectory with an unusual name. Then when it's ready to go live, I move it to the document root, change this in the configuration.php, and use Dreamweaver to globally search through the site's files and pick up any references to that subdirectory. I also export the db and search for any references to the subdirectory name.
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- Michael Palatsi
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Donna Vincent wrote:
Who are you hiding it from -- the public or the client?
If you are hiding it from the public, what I do is place it in a subdirectory with an unusual name. Then when it's ready to go live, I move it to the document root, change this in the configuration.php, and use Dreamweaver to globally search through the site's files and pick up any references to that subdirectory. I also export the db and search for any references to the subdirectory name.
Ok... Thank you very much and to answer your question. I am hiding it from the public. I know this may sound stupid but I do not want to make any mistakes. I do not own these servers and need to be extremely careful.
So you are saying that when I am installing Joomla they should give me option to put it in a subdirectory? Or must I do that myself some how? If so, How?
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- Donna Vincent
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If you are installing Joomla yourself (not using the webhosts automatic installation program like Fantastico) create the subdirectory and upload the joomla files to that directory. Then run the Joomla installation.
If you are using your webhosts installation program, some will automatically install in a subdirectory called "joomla' and others will ask you where you want it installed.
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- hotmango.me
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Depending on how the server has been configured, you could install Joomla! in the root directory and then create a placeholder page (index.html) and upload that to the same directory. People will see the placeholder page rather than the Joomla! site.
However, you can also install it in a sub-directory as Donna has suggested. Normally the only thing you would need to make changes when you move your Joomla! site is the configuration.php file. You can also just install Joomla! in a sub-directory and put in a permanent redirect when the site is ready for public viewing, which would automatically redirect the user to the sub-directory when they go to the site.
$mosConfig_user = 'joomla_joomla';
$mosConfig_password = 'password';
$mosConfig_db = 'joomla_joomla';
$mosConfig_absolute_path = '/home/joomla/public_html';
$mosConfig_live_site = ' www.joomla.org ';
$mosConfig_cachepath = '/your absolute path/cache';
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