By rogerwebb on

The classic re login to a site under manintenance used to be

www.mysite.com/?q=user

But when I do so the search engine substiutes

www.mysite/install/

Q1 Has the return login been changed

Q2 Is there a work round for this

Roger

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vm’s picture

vm commented

no the path to login hasn't changed.

I don't understand what you mean when you say "the search engine substitutes"? What search engine?

are you or are you not using clean urls?

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rogerwebb commented

I am using clean urls

I mean the browser bar at the very top of the IE page where you can type in the url to avoid doing an actual search

Sorry for the confusion

It strikes me tjhat there must be a TRU/FALSE flag somewhere which tells Drupal that the site is under maintenance or open to view.

I can't find it.

Does anyone know where it is and how to change it?

vm’s picture

vm commented

it's in the database somewhere. off hand I don't know where.

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WorldFallz commented

i believe it's in the system table-- "offline" or something like that...

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"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.
Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." -- Lao Tzu
"God helps those who help themselves." -- Benjamin Franklin
"Search is your best friend." -- Worldfallz

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rogerwebb commented

It really is in the system!

I eventually worked around the problem in a pretty extreem manner.

I was using D5.7 - D6 having given me problems with the modules mode dissapearing just as i was ready for a relaunch.

However, I did have the option of upping the working site from D5.7 to D5.9 which I did.

Problem solved

A bit extreme but back on-line and that's the name of the game.

vm’s picture

vm commented

updating to 5.9 isn't all that extreme. I'd call it smart and safe.

Glad you are back up and running.

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rogerwebb commented

IE and Firefox are adding '/install' onto the URL name and I'm back where I started