| Test site environment
Best way to setup a test site environment |
stephen27
msg:4205983 | 7:04 pm on Sep 23, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Hello All,
I'm looking for a way to setup test environments for my websites.
I've been doing sites for myself & friends/family for a while but have recently found myself with a few business clients wanting websites built which is great, but obviously their expectations are much higher.
I don't have an issue with actually building the sites but I'm unsure how best to setup a suitable way to host a test environment so a client could see & test their new website before switching it to thier live domain.
As I'm starting out I'm doing these sites pretty cheaply so I'm looking for a cheap & easy solution (if one exists?!)
Any suggestions appreciated!
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wheel
msg:4206413 | 3:18 pm on Sep 24, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Easy enough. Grab an old laptop or a cheap desktop, and install linux on it. Install apache/mysql and away you go - you've got a webserver you can screw around with all you like.
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phranque
msg:4206609 | 10:34 pm on Sep 24, 2010 (gmt 0) |
set up a development subdomain such as dev.example.com and install your development version of the site in a separate directory.
use HTTP Basic Authentication [w3.org] to prevent unauthorized access, for example unintended requests by search engine crawlers.
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