Setting up a test site?

[dklassen]

I have a duplicate test site setup at a different URL so I can trouble shoot and test changes off the live site.

How do I fix it so the search engines won't index any of the files?

Thanks!

[Steve Machol]

Assuming you password protected that site as per the license agreement, then the search engines will not be able to index it.

[dklassen]

Thank you. No I have not password protected it but I certainly will. I assume that's somewhere in the options settings? I have disabled registrations.

[Steve Machol]

You would do this on the server.

Password protection with .htaccess:
http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/htaccess/3
http://www.sitedeveloper.ws/tutorials/htaccess.htm
http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess7.shtml
http://www.webmastersguide.com/htaccess-cgi/htaccess.htm#password

[dklassen]

Thanks.