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lendl-genepool.co - 3/12/2013 3:55:37 AM

Use alternative URL for dev site to keep live site up and running

Hi,

We are working on a website for one of our clients. They decided on a complete upgrade/change. What this means is we need to start creating a blank new website, finish our development and give the client the website to fill in the content, while the site stays in development and the current live site does not get affected.

What I want to happen is www.alliance.org.za must be live site, alliance.genepool.co.za must be dev site where we start from scratch with a new site.

Is this at all possible?

Looking forward to your feedback,
Thanks and Kind Regards,
Lendl

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kentico_radekm - 3/12/2013 4:07:09 AM

RE:Use alternative URL for dev site to keep live site up and running

Hello.

If I got the problem well, then yes, it is possible. You can host multiple web sites within a single instance. So, you can create new dev site besides live site, both in the same instance. And you can assign different domain names or domain aliases for every single web site, so the same instance serves both alliance.org.za and alliance.genepool.co.za domains.

Best Regards,
Radek Macalik

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lendl-genepool.co - 3/12/2013 5:38:07 AM

RE:Use alternative URL for dev site to keep live site up and running

Hi,

Thanks for the quick reply.
I tried adding another site using the New Site Wizard in Site Manager, but it keeps telling me: No license was found, the import cannot continue without license.

I did check and alliance.org.za licence is in fact registered. (It's in the licences list; Type: Ultimate; Exparation: Full)


Kentico Support	kentico_radekm - 3/12/2013 5:45:09 AM RE:Use alternative URL for dev site to keep live site up and running Hello. When you install new site, you set its domain name. The instance you are installing new site to must have license key for this domain name registered in the Site Manager / Licenses section. Could you please check it? Best Regards, Radek Macalik


Member	lendl-genepool.co - 3/13/2013 12:24:08 AM RE:Use alternative URL for dev site to keep live site up and running Hi, I have attached a screenshot of the licence tab.


Kentico Support	kentico_radekm - 3/13/2013 2:19:18 AM RE:Use alternative URL for dev site to keep live site up and running Hello. And is the "alliance.co.za" the same domain name as the one you assigned to new site during New site wizard? If so, can you try to set it just to localhost and make sure no license is selected in Global objects / License keys section. Does it help? Best Regards, Radek Macalik

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lendl-genepool.co - 3/13/2013 4:06:14 AM

RE:Use alternative URL for dev site to keep live site up and running

Hi,

I've tried a few things.
I added the website by going to alliance.org.za/cmsdesk using localhost as the domain. Problem with that is I can't use localhost because it's on the server. Doing it from the server will also not work because localhost is the defaultwebsite for IIS.
I tried changing the domain to alliance.genepool.co.za and now get Invalid licence key error.

I also tried creating a new site on alliance.genepool.co.za, and I can get it working perfectly, except I have to use a free licence which does not have all the functionality I need to do the development on the website.

Is there any way you can issue a trial/temp licence for alliance.genepool.co.za?
Our deadline is 12/05/2013, so we don't need more than 2 months valid licence, because after that the site moves to alliance.org.za and ultimate licence is used.

Please help me, I need to start developing the new site, but can't even get to the stage where I can create it without having to buy a new licence...

Kentico Support

kentico_radekm - 3/13/2013 4:38:07 AM

RE:Use alternative URL for dev site to keep live site up and running

Hello.

On the Client portal, you should be able to generate development licenses in the same edition as the license you have bought. So not Free edition only.

However, I can issue you temp dev license key by e-mail. In this case, please send me mail to support@kentico.com and refer to this forum thread. Thank you.

Best Regards,
Radek Macalik

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