Best way to keep visitors away during installation?

[RobParker]

I'm planning to move from VB to XF later today and wondered what the best way to keep visitors away during the installation?

Can I just use a .htaccess access file to stop them accessing my site at all?

 

[Jake Bunce]

Yes, htaccess works. Or just turn off the forum.

 

[RobParker]

I'm more worried what will happen as I'm deleting files and uploading the new ones, etc.

If I wanted to send anyone visiting my site to say my twitter page is that possible and how would I exit the .htaccess file to do that?

 

[Jake Bunce]

If I wanted to send anyone visiting my site to say my twitter page is that possible and how would I exit the .htaccess file to do that?

For example, this htaccess code will redirect everyone to twitter except for your IP address:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
	RewriteEngine On

	RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !^12\.34\.56\.78$
	RewriteRule ^.*$ http://www.twitter.com/ [R=302,L]
</IfModule>

Just enter your IP (which will not be redirected) and your twitter URL.

 

[Carlos B]

You can use this code replacing 127.0.0.1 with your IP address and example.com with any chosen link to redirect all users there. Just add it to the your index.php

<?php $allow = array("127.0.0.1");
 
if(!in_array($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], $allow) && !in_array($_SERVER["HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR"], $allow)) {
 
    header("Location: http://www.example.com/");
 
    exit();
 
} ?>

 

[KenX]

For example, this htaccess code will redirect everyone to twitter except for your IP address:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
 
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !^12\.34\.56\.78$
RewriteRule ^.*$ http://www.twitter.com/ [R=302,L]
</IfModule>

Just enter your IP (which will not be redirected) and your twitter URL.

How can I add multiple IP addresses?

 

[Jake Bunce]

How can I add multiple IP addresses?

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
	RewriteEngine On

	RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !^12\.34\.56\.78$
	RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !^11\.22\.33\.44$
	RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !^44\.33\.22\.11$
	RewriteRule ^.*$ http://www.twitter.com/ [R=302,L]
</IfModule>

 

[KenX]

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
 
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !^12\.34\.56\.78$
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !^11\.22\.33\.44$
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !^44\.33\.22\.11$
RewriteRule ^.*$ http://www.twitter.com/ [R=302,L]
</IfModule>

I used this but it is not redirecting to it.

 

[Jake Bunce]

I used this but it is not redirecting to it.

Works for me. Just tested it.

Is that your entire .htaccess file? If you are adding it to XenForo's .htaccess file then you need to put it at the top.

 

[Carlos]

Or just put xF into an unknown file and import it there.

Done it twice already.