[TYPO3-core] RFC: Feature Request #7150: Add pageUnavailable_handling for system problems and maintenance

[Steffen Kamper]

"Jeff Segars" <jsegars at alumni.rice.edu> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:mailman.1.1200882714.13415.typo3-team-core at lists.netfielders.de...
> Hey guys,
>
> This is a SVN patch request.
>
> Type: Feature
>
> Bugtracker references: http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=7150
>
> Branches: Trunk
>
> Problem:
> When a site has database connection problems or other major system
> issues, the only option is for a default error message to be displayed.
>   Likewise, there's not an easy way to temporarily bring a site down
> for maintenance.
>
> Solution:
> Add pageUnavailable_handling, which is equivalent to the
> pageNotFound_handling that already exists in core.  This allows custom
> maintenance pages that automatically appear and disappear when a site is
> broken.  It's also possible to click one checkbox in the All
> Configuration section of the Install Tool to manually disable a site
> during upgrades or maintenance.

+1 after reading and testing.
This is a feature i requested a time ago and i'm very happy with this patch.
Sure there are possibilities to extend this mechanism, like showing more 
detailed message or exclude IP like Ingo mentioned, with this patch the 
basics are given.

vg Steffen