I'm currently running two instances of xampp (test and production).
I want to be able to take the site offline (prohibit external users) when I have to make changes. Currently to prohibit users I turn off the services - this takes the whole site down that even I cannot access it.
I want my site to run locally on my server (Services activated) so I can be able to make changes only when logged in on the server but I want external users to be prohibited from accessing it through the URL.
In a nutshell I want the above-mentioned functionality in the form of an ON/OFF switch. Please help
Thanks a lot in advance,
Songezo