Hide a page?

[ItsWesYo]

Is there anyway to hide a page in php?

 

Example:

I make a page called test.php

It is public (on a navigation menu, etc)

I don't want the real content to show up

Instead, maybe a message, like "This page is currently getting a revamp" or "This page is down due to [reason here]"

[ryeman98]

There are a few things you could do...

 

If you have a User System, you could have it so only Administrators could view it.

 

OR

 

Do you know your IP address?

<?php
if ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] == "Your IP address here") {
?>
All content within'
<?php
} else {
echo "This page is getting a revamp";
?>

OR

You could hide it with CSS and but then you wouldn't be able to view it. But that should be alright if you just want to display a message.

[ItsWesYo]

Yes, I know my IP address.

 

Hm, thank you though!

[cooldude832]

not the smartest idea if your ISP uses DDNS or some sort of IP pool leasing system

[ryeman98]

not the smartest idea if your ISP uses DDNS or some sort of IP pool leasing system

 

True, but it can really depend on what kind of site it is and who has access to it... If it's only for a short amount of time then I think it would be alright... but you can try something else.

[cooldude832]

this is a better idea,

make a page that sets a session like this

sessioner.php

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION['access'] = "full";
?>

then on test.php

<?php
session_start();
if($_SESSION['access'] != "full"){
exit("Opps Not done yet");
}
?>

Just open up sessioner.php for your needs via chmod then simply lock it down after wards.

[ItsWesYo]

Yes, it it just temporary. I really don't care if people see it, but I'd prefer not to.

[ryeman98]

What if you did this...

 

<?php
$_SESSION['ip'] = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

if ($_SESSION['ip'] = "Your IP Address") {
?>
All content
<?php
} else {
echo "This part of the site is getting a revamp.";
}
?>

 

Or is that pretty much the same thing?