
This is a very simple and basic means of putting your site into maintenance mode. When visiting your site's "domain" visitors will view a maintenance page instead of your main index page. However, you will still be able to visit the site's main index page by typing in the full URL path (example: yoursite.com/index.php) which will allow you to view any modifications or edits that you make to the site while in maintenance mode.

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INSTRUCTIONS:
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1. First copy your existing ".htaccess" file located in your Etano main root directory and put it into the "live_mode" folder in this "site_maintenance_mode" package.

2. Edit the "yoursite.com" domain name in the "maintenance_mode.html" file provided in the package then upload it to your Etano main root directory (where the index.php file is located).

3. Upload the "maintenance.jpg" file provided in the package to the "images" folder located in the main root directory.


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SWITCHING MODES:
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Keep this "site_maintenance_mode" package in a safe, convenient and easy place to locate on your PC.


To put the site in maintenance mode simply upload the .htaccess file from the "maintenance_mode" folder to overwrite the current .htaccess file in your Etano main root directory.


To put the site back into live mode simply upload the .htaccess file from the "live_mode" folder to overwrite the current .htaccess file in your Etano main root directory.