By jastek on

So I've been messing around installing Drupal locally, fixing any Mod_Rewrite Errors, etc. because I am getting ready to install Drupal on a live site....

The site is partially live....

http://www.example.com/ (will take you to a splash page, saying "Full Site Coming Soon".

http://www.example.com/current_functionality/ (this is the part of the site being used right now)...

I am planning on installing Drupal to a folder like this:

http://www.example.com/development/ (the folder name's not important)....

This is where we will be building the site, and entering content until the site goes live...

Then I just plan on copying the "development" folder to the root directory, and deleting the empty "development" folder. Then I will make the neccessary changes found here:

http://drupal.org/node/3366

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Finally, MY QUESTION:

Will I run into any problems doing this? It seems like the most logical way to do it... I know this is a horribly lame question, but is this the way everyone else develops, or do you guys normally install to the root directory from the beginning?

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robertDouglass commented

When developing a site that I don't want people to see, I use the securesite module which give the HTTP auth prompt. Not quite as cool as a splash site, but then splash sites aren't very exciting anyway.

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jastek commented

thanks for the info on that module... I'll check it out. So should I still develop under a subdirectory with the securesite module, then when the site's finished, move everything to the root directory, and remove the securesite module?? Will removing the module cause any problems?