Local Demo Site for development possible?

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Hi,

I'm a user of a forum using xenForo-Software. Currently there's an issue which can possibly be resolved by developing a script. Is there a possibility to set up a temporary demo site without having to buy an extra license to have a testbed environment for a) the developing-phase now b) debugging-phase later when needed for the script?

The topic of the issue is vandalism. Occasionally some user quits the forum in anger and deletes/changes the contents of his/her posts, so her/his threads gets "damaged". So I'd like to create a script, to reset all users post-contents to a date some days before - by using a copy of the xenForo - database.

Regards,
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[BassMan]

Hi,

Yes: https://xenforo.com/community/threads/pre-sales-faq.4951/

5. How many installations can I make with a single license?
Each license permits you to install the software once. However, you may create additional test installations for testing and development purposes only.
Any test installation of this kind must be password protected, installed at a URL that makes the testing purpose clear, not used for production purposes and access to it must be limited to You and Your website staff.
See the License agreement for the entire scope.
Note that test installations may show a message in the ACP as follows: "The Board URL option does not match the site URL configured for your license."
That message can't be disabled but it can just be ignored.

 

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@BassMan: Thanks for your answer. Seems my matter can be done!

Some more information about what can help here too:

XF 1.2 - Post Edit History and Logging

Post edit history and logging has been one of the most requested features and it will be a core feature in XenForo 1.2. Post Edit Logging Post edit logging is the simpler of the two features. It adds an indication to the post when it has been edited. We have intentionally kept this feature...

xenforo.com

 

[stromb0li]

Hi,

Yes: https://xenforo.com/community/threads/pre-sales-faq.4951/

5. How many installations can I make with a single license?
Each license permits you to install the software once. However, you may create additional test installations for testing and development purposes only.
Any test installation of this kind must be password protected, installed at a URL that makes the testing purpose clear, not used for production purposes and access to it must be limited to You and Your website staff.
See the License agreement for the entire scope.
Note that test installations may show a message in the ACP as follows: "The Board URL option does not match the site URL configured for your license."
That message can't be disabled but it can just be ignored.

Came across this in search and this was super helpful. Adding some keywords in Q&A format to maybe make this more discoverable via search.

Q: Do I need additional licenses for development or test?
A: No, as long as it's solely used for development / testing purposes. See the License agreement for the entire scope.