Testing Maintenance Mode
Patrol can direct visitors to a maintenance page while authorised people continue working on the site. Start on a test installation so you can check both views before enabling the same setup on a live site.
Create a Twig template at templates/maintenance.twig with a short message for visitors:
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head><title>Maintenance</title></head>
<body>
<h1>We'll Be Back Soon</h1>
<p>We're updating the site. Please try again later.</p>
</body>
</html>Check that /maintenance is reachable, then create config/patrol.php with these overrides:
<?php
return [
'maintenanceModeEnabled' => true,
'maintenanceModePageUrl' => '/maintenance',
];Give the people who need access the Access the site when maintenance mode is enabled permission. Open the site with an authorised account and confirm that normal pages remain available. Then test from an unauthorised browser and IP address: the visitor should reach the maintenance page. Localhost addresses are authorised by default, so a local private window alone does not test the blocked visitor's experience.
When the work is complete, set maintenanceModeEnabled to false or remove that override and check that the public site is reachable again. Keep any settings you still need; see Configuration for IP access, access tokens and response behaviour.
Redirecting to HTTPS
Maintenance mode and HTTPS routing are separate settings. If you use Patrol to enforce HTTPS, first confirm that the site is already reachable over HTTPS with a valid certificate. Enable sslRoutingEnabled, then visit an HTTP URL and inspect the destination. Check a nested path as well as the homepage, particularly if your hosting or proxy also performs redirects.