To place a website under construction using cPanel, you can follow these steps:
Log in to your cPanel account.
In the "Files" section, click on "File Manager."
Navigate to the directory where your website files are stored (usually the public_html directory).
Create a new file in the directory and name it "index.html" if it doesn't already exist.
Right-click on the "index.html" file and choose "Edit" or "Code Edit."
Add the following HTML code to the "index.html" file:
html
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Website Under Construction</title>
<style>
body {
background: #f1f1f1;
text-align: center;
padding-top: 200px;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
}
h1 {
font-size: 30px;
color: #333;
}
p {
font-size: 18px;
color: #777;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Website Under Construction</h1>
<p>We are currently working on our website and will be back soon. Thank you for your patience.</p>
</body>
</html>
Save the changes to the "index.html" file.
Now, when someone visits your website, they will see the "Website Under Construction" message instead of the actual content. Once you are ready to launch your website, simply remove or rename the "index.html" file, and your website will be accessible again.
Note: If you have an existing index.html file in your public_html directory, it's recommended to rename or move it to a different location before creating the "under construction" index.html file.