Website "Under Construction" Why? I went to a long-established website today, but I couldn't get onto it because it was "Under Construction. Please come back later." I understand that...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I went to a long-established website today, but I couldn't get onto it because it was "Under Construction. Please come back later."

I understand that you can't work on a site while it's displayed. Why not leave the current site in place while you're developing the new site? Am I missing something?

Steve_m Loc: Southern California

jerryc41 wrote:

I went to a long-established website today, but I couldn't get onto it because it was "Under Construction. Please come back later."

I understand that you can't work on a site while it's displayed. Why not leave the current site in place while you're developing the new site? Am I missing something?

Usually, the old web site is being modified. Just like overhauling a car. You can't have an engine apart and have it running.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

jerryc41 wrote:

I went to a long-established website today, but I couldn't get onto it because it was "Under Construction. Please come back later."

I understand that you can't work on a site while it's displayed. Why not leave the current site in place while you're developing the new site? Am I missing something?

Jerry, if they are keeping the same directory structure, etc., it's very difficult to work on a working web site. It' best to simply replace the index.html page with a notice and work uninterrupted.
--Bob

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Thanks. I get the idea.

HEART Loc: God's Country - COLORADO

jerryc41 wrote:

Thanks. I get the idea.

They are using the same programmers that built Obamacare website!!

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

jerryc41 wrote:

I went to a long-established website today, but I couldn't get onto it because it was "Under Construction. Please come back later."

I understand that you can't work on a site while it's displayed. Why not leave the current site in place while you're developing the new site? Am I missing something?

I think it's because it makes too much sense.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

rmalarz wrote:

Jerry, if they are keeping the same directory structure, etc., it's very difficult to work on a working web site. It' best to simply replace the index.html page with a notice and work uninterrupted.
--Bob

I'd put the new site in a sub-directory while developing & debugging, then move it when it's time to roll it out. The old one will still work, then pouf, the new one is active.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Longshadow wrote:

I'd put the new site in a sub-directory while developing & debugging, then move it when it's time to roll it out. The old one will still work, then pouf, the new one is active.

That's what I was thinking. Rename the current site, make the changes, and then name it back and upload it. When a business is "off the air" for a couple of weeks, that's not going to help business.

Dusty

We had our club web site hacked and that is what came up on the screen. The hackers did it.

HOHIMER

Wait! What?
You cant build a site off-line until it is ready, then just flip the switch to move to the new stuff?
I think you can.

Wrangler Loc: North Texas

We have a couple of websites and have backups on our computers. If we make major changes, we do it to the backup and then upload and it's fixed. If my wife wants to do something simple like add a picture on the fly.

krajeski Loc: Connecticut

There are basically two types of websites, static, and interactive. Static sites are page servers. They are the most common. They are also known as front end sites. You go to the site the server sends you a page and your browser does all of the work such as displaying pictures, videos, and text. When I create one of these I always have a copy on my desktop system. When I need to make changes I do it all on the desktop then upload and switch in the new for the old. Fast and easy. Interactive websites are the other kind such as blogs and commercial sites. These are content management systems. They use a database residing on the server for all of their information. Wordpress is an example. You make the changes server side. If you are making major database changes, it may be better to take the site down for a short period than to try to do it live.

Bushymonster Loc: Oklahoma City. OK.

Then they might be trying to piss people off. LOL You can work on a website and have everything go to a construction webpage until they upload the upgrade...
-Bushy

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

HOHIMER wrote:

Wait! What?
You cant build a site off-line until it is ready, then just flip the switch to move to the new stuff?
I think you can.

You can build off-line for straight HTML code. If you're using PHP or SQL it will need to reside on the server to get it to execute properly.

Bushymonster Loc: Oklahoma City. OK.

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