Server organization for client beta sites

  • jaymus

    (@jaymus)


    15 years, 1 month ago

    I’d like to get some advice from the group on organizing my server. I’m wondering how other designers/developers are setting up their servers for client beta builds.

    I’ve got 3 client wordpress beta sites and a test site installed as sub-domains on my server now and I expect to have more up there shortly. I need to figure out a “best practice” for building beta sites so clients can view them and not have them get picked up by search engines while I’m building and revising.

    I’m thinking about creating a “clients” folder in the root and throwing the beta sites in there. Then adding a robots exclusion to that folder, or even password protecting it somehow. Or I could get a whole separate domain for client stuff only. Not sure what the best solution is.

    Any others have a good method they’re using? Any useful insights appreciated.

    I’m on Hostgator/cpanel

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  • Moderator cubecolour

    (@numeeja)

    15 years, 1 month ago

    I use subdomains of a domain I have specifically for sites in development. Each one is installed in it’s own directory mapped to the subdomains. To prevent it getting spidered and to control access I use the members only plugin and give the client an account with the subscriber role and set it so that they have to log in to view the site and when they do log in it takes them to the home page rather than admin

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