A Better Maintenance Mode in Magento?
Magento 1.4+ includes a nice feature that allowed you to throw the store into “maintenance mode” if you need to do/work or make changes. Which is great, freeze people out of the store while you work or make changes. The only problem with this, is it also freezes YOU out of the store so you can’t make the changes you need to. So here is a little bit of code, that allows you and other you set to work on the site while everyone else sees its maintenance mode.
All we need to do it edit 3 lines.
Open: index.php in root and above line 57 add (remembering to edit the ‘allowed’ array to contain the IP’s you want to be able to access the site);
$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$allowed = array('1.1.1.1','2.2.2.2'); // these are the IP's that are allowed to view the site.
then change the line
if (file_exists($maintenanceFile)) {
to
if (file_exists($maintenanceFile) && !in_array($ip, $allowed)) {
Simple. Now you can access the site, while others see its maintenance mode.
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39 comments
this is so ridiculous as to why the ingenious engineers/devs did not think to include this function with stock default install of the system.
We just used an extension (Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode by Plumrocket) in this case. It’s much easier!
Hi,
thanks for this tutorial. But i have a question. Is it possible, that another one use the same IP like mine. For example my IP is “111.000.333.23” and someone form china has the same IP and can display my Store. Is it possible?
hi dear,
i am running a magento websites with version of 1.9.2.2 so i want to make this
They should have option included for offline and online just like Joomla :/
I came around this page because I was searching for a solution to disable the maintenance mode. My website (only the main store) keeps redirecting to the Magento Connect Manager. I have no clue what happend there. I know I clicked to look for extensions and the connect manager automatically ticks on the “Put store on the maintenance mode ….” button.
but now I can’t access my site anylonger. Can’t get into backend eighter. The only thing that pops up is the login screen for the connect manager… Aarghhhh
I tried looking for the Maintenance file in root, but not there (also not in public html directory) so i even created the file to hopefully see a different screen, but nope, it keeps directing me to the connect manager.
I can’t recal that I made changes to index.php of htacces. (but index has date of today)
Suggestions are very welcome !!
Thanks help alot!
works like a charm even on 1.9.1 Magento. Thanks for this. I was looking for it so badly.
If you need to code to put a site in maintenance mode there is something wrong! This should be done from a check box in admin! Its 2015 people!
Would be nice if there was a similar way of using this for debug mode
Ignored the line number reference (as I’m using Magento 1.9.x) and the line numbers aren’t the same.
I put the code right above the maintenance portion. For me, it was line 64.
Works like a charm and is exactly what I needed to access my Magento install while maintenance mode is active from a specific IP address without letting the public see it.
Try This
Updated Code
$mageFilename = MAGENTO_ROOT . ‘/app/Mage.php’;
$maintenanceFile = ‘maintenance.flag’;
// MAINTENANCE MODE: FIRST PLACE EMPTY FILE IN ROOT CALLED maintenance.flag
// WHEN NOT IN MAINTENANCE MODE CHANGE maintenance.flag to maintenance.flag.txt
// FOR MAINTENANCE MODE: UNCOMMENT THE FOLLOWING 2 LINES STARTING LINES WITH // (REPLACE COMMENTS TO TURN MODE OFF)
$ip = $_SERVER[‘REMOTE_ADDR’];
$allowed = array(‘ENTER YOU IP HERE”); // IP ADDRESS ALLOWED TO VIEW THE SITE
if (!file_exists($mageFilename)) {
if (is_dir(‘downloader’)) {
header(“Location: downloader”);
} else {
echo $mageFilename.” was not found”;
}
exit;
}
// FOR MAGENTO MAINTENACE MODE: UNCOMMENT NEXT LINE BY REMOVING // AND THEN COMMENT LINE AFTER WITH // (REVERSE COMMENTS TO TURN MODE BACK ON)
if (file_exists($maintenanceFile) && !in_array($ip, $allowed)) {
//if (file_exists($maintenanceFile)) {
require( dirname(__FILE__) . ‘/errors/503.php’);
exit;
}
$_SERVER[‘REMOTE_ATTR’] doesn’t work if your behind a reverse proxy or load balancer.
You’ll also need to check $_SERVER[“HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR”]
Still no luck with this code in 1.7.0.2
I copied exactly as written and get;
PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘;’, expecting T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM on line 63
any clue?
Tried this in 1.7.0.2. Failed as per your instructions.
You get completely blank pages on admin and frontend
perfectly working with 1.7.0.2
thank you very much
Revised: Here’s an updated easy version for maintenance mode workaround in Magento Version 1.7.0.2
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Thanks for this tutorial this was very useful. As I looked into the Maintenance Mode but I couldn’t find it in the Magneto at all. Many thanks.
Worked like a charm on Magento 1.6.2
Hi,
Is there any way to put only front side in maintenance and once user login to admin panel he can view the front?
I am using magento community ver 1.7.0.0
I have tired to search a lot but not found any solution for this.
Surely it would be better to make this request the other way round? ie
or only load the IP resource if the file exists? ie
The service is unavailable.
message dispaly ..
i did it some changes in \zend\cache\backend\file.php
and create tmp folder in root dir. but its not solve .. please help any buddy…
my magento site running perfectly but i will try to install magnento extentsion and install it. then after i click return to admin .. then i got this message…
plz help me…
change && in || and will work 🙂
if (file_exists(‘maintenance.flag’)) {
to
if (file_exists(‘maintenance.flag’) || !in_array($ip, $allowed)) {
This just doesn’t want to work for me… I’ve followed all the instructions and can’t seem to make it work.
I’ve included my IP addresses, cleared all my caches, even tried to wrap the code in ” “, and yet I am still unable to access my site with the maintenance.flag file uploaded into my root folder.
Does anyone else have any other solutions or suggestions on where I can find out the answer to this problem. I am running version 1.4.
Thanks folks, this is a little above my skill level and is proving to be a daunting task trying to trouble shoot what is going wrong.
If not work try to add the upper comas ” in the ($maintenanceFile)
Ex:
if (file_exists(‘maintenance.flag’)) {
to
if (file_exists(‘maintenance.flag’) && !in_array($ip, $allowed)) {
Changing the directoryIndex isn’t a good idea. That will only stop people hitting your site with the base domain (www.mysite.com).
Any deeper indexed or bookmarked url will either still work if it has /index.php/ in the url or will return a 404 if not.
anyone hitting any bookmarked/indexed url which doesn’t explicitly contain
If you are working behind the BIG-IP network, just to be sure this will not work. I tried many tricks but nothing happend. Then I found another simple solution but isn’t secure.
Just change .httacces file of directory index parameter index.php to index.html then put a simple index.html page root of magento, thats it.
After that, you can connect Magento with strong path, like put /index.php or /admin in your URL.
I ran into the same problem as LZ did.
But it was very easy to solve this issue:
1. register for an account at dyndns.org (or some similar service) if you don’t have an account already
2. if your router supports updating the dyndns.org service, configure your router for updating dyndns.org. Otherwise you have to install a client software which updates dyndns.org even if your ip has been changed
3. Modify your index.php as described above by Alan
4. Add the followig line (replace example.dyndns.org with your dynamic dns address)
between
and
5. Modify the line
to
6. That’s it!
Now the index.php looks for the IP address which is assigned to your dynamic dns address (in this example example.dyndns.org). So you will always have access from your network when maintenance mode is enabled.
Is it possible to put ip like
11.22.33.* or
11.22.*?
Because I use wireless and my ip changes every time it drops! very annoying!
Thanks for the article! Any way this can be used in a multi-store setup? Like preventing users to access domainA.com but letting them into domainB.com.
Thanks!
Ok I found my problem – For this to work you will first need to enable Magentos Maintenance Mode
Create a blank file and name it maintenance.flag and place the file into your root folder.
The template for Maintenance Mode can be found: – errors/default/503.phtml
Thank You
1.4.1.1 – not working .. 🙁
Oddest problem. So your method has worked like a charm, except for the IP address I happen to be using at the moment (someone else’s home). Here, I get an error 503 while at every other IP I have allowed in, it has worked.
This is what was listed as the description for the IP address here:
IP Information: 72.171.0.144
ISP: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS
Organization: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS
Connection: Broadband
Proxy: Suspected Network Sharing Device
City:
Region:
Country: United States united states flag
Did you have any idea what could be the source of the problem? This website also seems to say that this computer is just outside of Wichita Kansas, when I am actually in northern Maryland. Perhaps this could cause some sort of problem?
best,
Dan
Fantastic this will defo come in handy! Thanks!
Hi Ben,
Glad you brought that up, because its something I tried. After some digging around this feature only restricts access to developer functions and not the site its self. (such as the log, or inline path hints)
This allows only your IP to visit the site.
Alan
Hi Alan
I’m pretty new to Magento, so this might be obvious, but how is this different to the ‘Allowed IPs’ section in Admin -> System -> Advanced -> Developer? Wouldn’t that do the same thing, but without the need to edit the index.php file or add in the file maintainance.flag?
Of course, editing one file if you get it wrong is easier then editing the db, or wherever that information is held.
Hello Alan,
Congratulations on your first guest article on our site. I hope we’ll see them more in the future. Btw. Great site you have.