Deploying your project

[Ash]

This is more relevant to those that program and build websites. Once you start your work, do you have your site up and running somewhere or do you only have it working on localhost so that no one can accidentally come across your site and start using it?

When I was building my gaming social network, I only ever had it on my local laptop which meant that no one could come across it. Eventually, I decided to deploy it onto a server so that I could make sure everything was running well on an actual domain and host but made sure to close the site so no one else could gain access to it. Does anyone else do this as well?

[Nathan]

I always develop on a server, but restrict access with a maintenance mode or directory password. 

I don't know why I just prefer it to working locally.

[Bravosi]

I obviously check everything I made for several times, and as Nathan wrote, run it on a test server first. Then I begin to deploy my project once I see everything fit.