Testing new forum idea and building on Dev Server before buying Licence?

[Mac Write]

I am thinking of launching another forum, and want to build it test out how it would work, style etc, before I decide if I want to go ahead or not on my Private developement server. Is this allowed (none public Access of course).

i have a new idea but want to test run it before I commit to another Licecence (the last referral I did from my site I didn't get the ******* commisison).

[Steve Machol]

Yes, as long as it's a test forum and not publicly accessible.

[Mac Write]

Well my Dev Server is publicly accessable but know one knows the URL and it's not linked. I sometimes need feedback etc.

Never had a problem yet.

[Steve Machol]

Just put it behind an htaccess login to make it inaccessible.

[Mac Write]

Mac OS X doesn't allow . files

[IDN]

Turn off guest viewing.

[daemon]

Mac OS X doesn't allow . files
It should.... what OS version are you running? My local dev server uses .htaccess protection.

[Mac Write]

10.2.8 but also 10.3.3 on my main computer doesn't support .htaccess says . files are reserved for the system

[daemon]

Do you have BBEdit? If so, try making it in that... or if you don't have it, try this: http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/index.html

By default, Mac OS X's Finder doesn't allow .* files.

But, if you make a file that starts with a '.' the Finder will hide it from you.

[Mac Write]

BBEdit and Finder are refusing to let me save files with . for the start of the file name. This is why I don't htaccess protect my sites. I could just do it in Virtual hosts (I have no monitor on my dev server).

What's the done I need in <Directory /> to restrict access? I will just put it in the Virtual Host (know anyway to get BBEdit 6.5 to connect to my Dev Server see the /etc/httpd and be able to save files as root without having to move then via the Cammand Line?).

[Scott MacVicar]

If you never got your comission you should put in a support email and James or Ashley will make sure you get it.