How to put my forum on Maintenance Break?

[Meti]

Hey,
I'm using Simple Machines forum. It's really good.
But, I want to put the forum on a maintenance break since my forum is not 100% done.

+rep for the one who helps.

Thanks,
Meti

[Moh]

Hey,
I'm using Simple Machines forum. It's really good.
But, I want to put the forum on a maintenance break since my forum is not 100% done.

+rep for the one who helps.

Thanks,
Meti
http://docs.simplemachines.org/

[Meanies]

Sometimes you need to apply some changes to your forum and you do not want your forum to be accessed while in the process. SMF has a mode to deal with this situation: it is called the "Maintenance Mode".

To activate this mode, go to your Administration Center and click on Server Settings. Check the Maintenance Mode? box and confirm your choice.

* A special message will be displayed to everybody: you can edit this message's title and content by entering yours in the two text fields under the Maintenance Mode? checkbox.

From SMF FAQs

[Jack!]

Cool thanks i also needed to know this i done it before but i had forgotten how

[Meti]

Thank you mynameisjake! +rep ;)

[Jack!]

it killed my forum i think look , www.lsradio.co.cc/forum . is it alll white cuz it is for me

[Meanies]

it killed my forum i think look , www.lsradio.co.cc/forum . is it alll white cuz it is for me
That might just be how the maintenance page is done in SMF, I personally haven't really bothered with it so don't know how it works. MyBB is much better ;)

[Jack!]

NO it not te theme should show up and have a bit so i can login (the admin) . Great it killed my forum ...

[Meanies]

Can you not just go to /admin on your forum url.

[superstar911]

NO it not te theme should show up and have a bit so i can login (the admin) . Great it killed my forum ...

Contact SMF about it.

[Jack!]

Tried both , When i tyed the admin adress it goes into the mainancemde and SMF say they dont know whats rong :S anyway i swiched to Mybb aftermynameisjake said how good they where !

Thanks for you help anyway

[Meanies]

MyBB is very simple to use and has loads of mods you can download for it from the MyBB site and support is very quick, should you need it. Its also very customisable