Comments on: Putting your ASP.NET Web Application in Maintenance Mode (using ISAPI_Rewrite) http://leekelleher.com/2009/09/29/putting-your-asp-net-web-application-in-maintenance-mode-using-isapi_rewrite/ Umbraco Specialist Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:40:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: eran http://leekelleher.com/2009/09/29/putting-your-asp-net-web-application-in-maintenance-mode-using-isapi_rewrite/comment-page-1/#comment-9047 eran Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:33:22 +0000 http://blog.leekelleher.com/?p=177#comment-9047 HI lee, accidentally just now saw you replay.. any way, the umbraco package idea is not so good - if the umbraco instance is down for major maintenance, maybe the whole asp.net is not available. if i'm wrong please correct me. anyway i will stay with the app_offline.htm for now. one thing to keep in mind with this file however, make sure it is larger than 512 bytes or IE will consider it a 404 and will display the 404 instead of the contents of your app_offline.htm file. (or map the 404. 403.1 errors to app_offline.htm) HI lee, accidentally just now saw you replay..
any way, the umbraco package idea is not so good – if the umbraco instance is down for major maintenance, maybe the whole asp.net is not available. if i’m wrong please correct me.
anyway i will stay with the app_offline.htm for now. one thing to keep in mind with this file however, make sure it is larger than 512 bytes or IE will consider it a 404 and will display the 404 instead of the contents of your app_offline.htm file. (or map the 404. 403.1 errors to app_offline.htm)

]]> By: Lee Kelleher http://leekelleher.com/2009/09/29/putting-your-asp-net-web-application-in-maintenance-mode-using-isapi_rewrite/comment-page-1/#comment-9046 Lee Kelleher Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:05:15 +0000 http://blog.leekelleher.com/?p=177#comment-9046 Hi Eran, while it is possible to control a website's maintenance mode from the Umbraco back-office - its not suitable for upgrading Umbraco itself. Basically you want to be 'outside of ASP.NET' when doing an upgrade, which is why I used ISAPI_Rewrite, but you could easily do this in IIS7 too! If you are thinking of a more generic 'maintenance mode' package for Umbraco - say if you wanted to take your website offline quickly, then - sure it's achievable! Drop me an email next week (I'm on holiday this week) http://leekelleher.com/contact/ Cheers, Lee. Hi Eran, while it is possible to control a website’s maintenance mode from the Umbraco back-office – its not suitable for upgrading Umbraco itself.

Basically you want to be ‘outside of ASP.NET’ when doing an upgrade, which is why I used ISAPI_Rewrite, but you could easily do this in IIS7 too!

If you are thinking of a more generic ‘maintenance mode’ package for Umbraco – say if you wanted to take your website offline quickly, then – sure it’s achievable!

Drop me an email next week (I’m on holiday this week)
http://leekelleher.com/contact/

Cheers, Lee.

]]> By: eran http://leekelleher.com/2009/09/29/putting-your-asp-net-web-application-in-maintenance-mode-using-isapi_rewrite/comment-page-1/#comment-9045 eran Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:06:56 +0000 http://blog.leekelleher.com/?p=177#comment-9045 nice tip thanks! i think it will be great to see an umbraco package that can take care of it and enable the user to turn the site offline with a single checkbox, except specific ip. maybe i can help to develop it, with some guidelines from you. nice tip thanks!
i think it will be great to see an umbraco package that can take care of it and enable the user to turn the site offline with a single checkbox, except specific ip. maybe i can help to develop it, with some guidelines from you.

]]> By: Dirk De Grave http://leekelleher.com/2009/09/29/putting-your-asp-net-web-application-in-maintenance-mode-using-isapi_rewrite/comment-page-1/#comment-9044 Dirk De Grave Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:54:03 +0000 http://blog.leekelleher.com/?p=177#comment-9044 Great tip Lee and thanks for sharing Great tip Lee and thanks for sharing

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