smd_at_work: click to put your site in maintenance mode

Kjeld · 2021-07-01 04:25:34

I have upgraded my site once again to Textpattern v4.8.7
I also created a separate installation on a similar subfolder of the same domain, uploaded and activated my theme and uploaded the same plugins

This had no effect. I still get the error page when I am logged in
The new setup works perfectly. I can see the public site when I am logged in and maintenance is set to on

So, the problem is specific to the site and not related to a server setup.

Apart from copying and pasting all the contents to the new installation, I don’t really know what else I can check to discover why I get the error page while logged in.

Any additional suggestions?

Kjeld · 2024-07-31 14:25:22

URGENT PROBLEM

I have to temporarily cut down bandwidth usage to my sites.

So, I turned on smd_at_work (v0.5.0) on my site japanesestreets.com (Textpattern v4.8.8).

Visitors get a neat 503 Service Unavailable error page, but visitor logs show that visitors can still access pages. Even worse, images can be accessed without any problem!

For example: https://japanesestreets.com/media/11669.jpg

So, my bandwidth is not going down…

What can I do to temporarily prevent all visitors from accessing all files?

Bloke · 2024-07-31 14:32:56

To stop images you can just rename .htaccess-dist to .htaccess in your images folder.
I don’t know about the other URLs. Do you have examples of which ones are bypassed by the plugin?

Kjeld · 2024-07-31 14:41:53

Bloke wrote #337513:

To stop images you can just rename .htaccess-dist to .htaccess in your images folder.
I don’t know about the other URLs. Do you have examples of which ones are bypassed by the plugin?

Thanks for the quick response, Bloke!

Here are a few:

When I access these pages, I get the error page. But the logs show that they have been accessed and that bandwidth was used.

When I turn off maintenance mode in a few weeks, do I have to do something with .htaccess in my images folder?

Bloke · 2024-07-31 14:46:10

I get 503s for those links too so I’ve no idea how they’re being accessed.

And yes, just rename the .htaccess file back to .htaccess-dist and image access will be restored.

Kjeld · 2024-07-31 14:57:26

Bloke wrote #337515:

I get 503s for those links too so I’ve no idea how they’re being accessed.

And yes, just rename the .htaccess file back to .htaccess-dist and image access will be restored.

Thanks. Mystery…

There is no .htaccess-dist in my images folder. Also not in other installations, or the textpattern software that I previously downloaded. Hidden files are visible and I can see other files starting with a dot.

Kjeld · 2024-07-31 15:09:44

Just downloaded a new textpattern-4.8.8 package. The images folder does not contain a .htaccess-dist file. The plugins folder has one! Can I use that one?

UPDATE: Just looked at the contents of the .htaccess-dist file in the plugins folder. It does not seem appropriate for the images folder…

Last edited by Kjeld (2024-07-31 15:14:16)

Bloke · 2024-07-31 15:13:38

Ah, my bad. You can probably copy the one from the files directory since that blocks everything.

Just uncomment the RedirectMatch 403 .* Line

Kjeld · 2024-07-31 15:14:51

Bloke wrote #337518:

Ah, my bad. You can probably copy the one from the files directory since that blocks everything.

OK, I will have a look!

Kjeld · 2024-07-31 15:23:42

Just to confirm, the linked files directory only has an .htaccess file, not an .htaccess-dist file.

It features this contents:

# BEGIN Textpattern

# BEGIN Textpattern

# Block access to directories without a default document.

<IfModule mod_autoindex.c>
    Options -Indexes
</IfModule>

# Inhibit direct file downloads (display 403 Forbidden error) if desired.

# RedirectMatch 403 .*

# END Textpattern

Is this OK to use?

Bloke · 2024-07-31 15:35:57

Yes just copy it and uncomment the line I mentioned above and see what happens. It might work.

Bloke · 2024-07-31 15:36:19

And when you want to restore access just rename the file or delete it.

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