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« on: April 21, 2008, 11:02:31 AM »
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Newbie here - I wanted to take my forum "offline" for a couple of weeks whilst i fixed a few things. I am not sure how I do it, and then later have it back online again ?
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« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2008, 11:03:31 AM »
What forum software are you using?
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« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2008, 11:15:14 AM »
PPHBB 2.0.22
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« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2008, 11:40:10 AM »
Found something under General Admin > General Configuration in the documentation you might want to look for in your options:

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Disable board - When Yes, the board is disabled and will not display to anyone. Do not log out before you re-enable the board, or you will not be able to log back in.
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« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2008, 03:21:43 PM »
Thanks - stupid question but I wanted to take it offlien for a couple of weeks - the option above doesnt allow you to log-off once you have disabled it, so I am thinkign that isnt really practical because I will need to log-off (or be logged-off) during the 2 weeks downtime ? unless I am missing something ??
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« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2008, 08:01:29 AM »
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....Do not log out before you re-enable the board, or you will not be able to log back in.

That's odd.  I've used Invision before and it certainly was not like that.  I would have assumed the same for PHPBB.  What you could do instead is place an index.htm file in the root stating the forum is offline.  Or copy index.php and save with a new name and edit index.php to tell people the forum is offline, then replace the original index file when you're ready.
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