[FX.php List] "site down for maintenance" include?

[Joel Shapiro]

Thanks Dale

An FMView would add overhead to the page load, though, wouldn't it?   
(An additional hit to the DB on every page, including on non-login  
pages that do return FM data)

Seems like a choice between the extra step of changing the php  
include whenever I bring the DBs down -- as per Andy's suggestion --  
or having the site automatically know when the DBs are down but  
having an extra hit to the DB on every page (though this would be a  
more elegant solution in situations where the DBs are down  
unintentionally.)

Thanks,
-Joel


On Mar 7, 2007, at 1:28 PM, Dale Bengston wrote:

> Joel,
>
> You could perform a simple FMView from your login page and trap for  
> any errors. Errors result in the "Site Closed" notice. No errors  
> gets the more typical user experience.
>
> Dale
>
> On Mar 7, 2007, at 11:35 AM, Joel Shapiro wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> Has anybody implemented a procedure to automatically alert users  
>> when a site is down due to the FM files being closed on FMSA?
>>
>> I'm thinking an include on every page that could check if the DB  
>> is available, and if not, present a friendly message to site- 
>> visitors and then a php exit;
>>
>> Would this work?  Is there a specific FX error to easily check for?
>>
>> This would be for when the DB needs to be closed for updating, etc.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Joel
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