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+ | = Website Launch / Relaunch Checklist = | ||
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+ | This checklist is useful when you're launching / relaunching a website or webapp. It doesn' | ||
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+ | == Pre Launch == | ||
+ | * Verify that [[web-qa-testing|QA]] is complete and there are no outstanding issues / tickets. | ||
+ | * Verify server settings. Vhosts must be setup and ready. The domain must be pointed at the new server (or have a 300s TTL if you're still pointing to the old server until launch). | ||
+ | * Make sure you've migrated the old '' | ||
+ | * Go through the old site root and make sure you've copied other important files ([[http:// | ||
+ | * Do a final spot check of pages or your app (preferably in IE) and make sure nothing looks broken; all pages have title tags, meta data, etc. | ||
+ | * Make sure [[http:// | ||
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+ | == Launch == | ||
+ | * Make sure you have a written launch procedure, as well as a rollback procedure. These can be simple - a few steps written on a napkin for the launch, and just a ' | ||
+ | * Things you'll probably want to include on the launch plan: | ||
+ | * Making backups of files and dumping databases. | ||
+ | * Running your [[http:// | ||
+ | * Putting your app into ' | ||
+ | * Updating/ | ||
+ | * Pushing out your actual code. | ||
+ | * Making specific file or filesystem changes needed for launch (e.g. creating a needed symlink or changing a specific config file) | ||
+ | * Running database update scripts. | ||
+ | * Running one-time scripts, e.g. a permissions fixer script or something. | ||
+ | * Setting up needed cron jobs. | ||
+ | * Making any needed changes to Google Analytics goals, etc. as you go live. | ||
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+ | == Post Launch == | ||
+ | * Spot check the website again, probably in IE, to make sure everything looks good. Also spot check functionality (e.g. registration, | ||
+ | * Make sure httpd access and error logs are going where you think they should be. Review the files and make sure no unexpected errors are showing up. | ||
+ | * Spot check a few redirects (e.g. from old pages) to make sure they work. | ||
+ | * Set TTLs back to 86400. | ||
+ | * Check Google Analytics and make sure you're still getting tracking data and goals, etc. are still working. Note that Google typically takes ~3 hrs to update data. | ||
+ | * Make sure any monitoring you've setup is showing everything is online and operational. | ||