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Publish to sever only for the client?

[ecomnewbie]

I'm probablt in the wrong forum but could someone please point me in the right direction.

I want to be able to publish to the server the website so the client can see it but the rest of the web can't.

Basically, the client wants to be able to make text edits before it goes live.

Could someone tell me what I need to do or point me in the right forum direction.

Another question/kind of related

I use dreamweaver and my client does also is there some way to connect us both together?

Thanks in advance. This site is great and I have found the posts here to be very helpful.

[Kufu]

Why don't you put it in a test directory or just name the file differently than the main file (e.g. sample_index.*)?

[ecomnewbie]

test directory? Is that just putting another folder in the site called test directory?

Basically my client doens't want anybody finding out what his prodcut is until the launch date. Is the test directory secure enough or is there more I can do?

Thanks

[Kufu]

Yes. Just make a directory and you can call it whatever you like. You can also password protect the directory.

[ecomnewbie]

Thanks.

But how do you password protect a directory? Can you point me to any good tutorials?

Thanks once again.

[Kufu]

Just do a search for something like password protecting directories or html directories and you should be able to find plenty of tutorials.

[ControlEngineer]

I do similar things for people I do web sites for (non-profit local organizations). I use a directory on my site (eg. www.mysite.com/theirname345493) where 345493 is known only to the person who is to see and review the site.

In this case, there is nothing confidential. The person who reviews the site may want to make a change or I may have an officer's name misspelled, but there would be no real harm if someone else saw it.

Does anyone know if letting the full directory name known only by the authorised viewer provides the kind of security needed for things like not-yet-released products, etc? Would the 345493 be the same as a password?

[webgo2]

There is freeware software available online that will scan websites just like you would scan your hard drive: exposing all files/folders/directories to anyone using the software. The software I am speaking of won't let you through password protected directories (that I've noticed anyways).

I say at least password protect it, and if you're really concerned about it maybe use ftp to have your client view it & place it below the public_html/www/htdocs/ directory on your server & have the client access it via ftp themselves. This way they can edit it also.

If you're to give ftp access to the client, be sure it's only to a specified directory. . . don't give them access to all your other files.