PUBLIC MARKS from jedi58 with tags htaccess & server

Today it is simply not enough to redirect a user to a generic "Page cannot be found" 404 page. In the spirit in trying to give your users the best possible experience they should be redirected to a page that tries to help them find what they were after.

Sometimes you may find that your site needs to be innaccessible for a short period of time whilst updates are performed, such as updates to user logins. This should not be allowed whilst the site is being edited, but you may need to be able to check the site yourself during this update. Here's how to block others, except yourself during these periods.

Apache has fast become one of the most commonly used web server solutions today. With its use comes the ability to manipulate the behaviour of your site in certain ways (server-side) from a type of file called .htaccess. This easy to read guide covers the various commands, and possibilities of using such a file.