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On my not for profit web site I have a separate sub domain that I use for trying out new ideas before going live with them. If I purchase EE I would like to continue with this, and in addition use the test sub domain for checking out new EE releases before implementing them on the live site.
My reading of the licensing terms is that as this would require two installations, albeit on the same site, this would require two licenses. Is this correct?
I can’t use the “old” method of multiple sites as my hosting service has open_basedir restrictions in force, and I’m reluctant to pay for the MSM in addition to a base licence.
Any suggestions?
What do other users do about checking out new releases before implementation. Do they trust Ellis Labs’ no doubt thorough testing? After a lifetime of working in IT I know that “the only software with no bugs in it is software that nobody uses any more”.

George

Oh, plenty of abandon-ware has bugs! *grins*

We recommend a development and testing installation, as long as it is not publicly accessible, then you are fine.  Have a look at this kb entry =)

Thanks Lisa - just what I wanted to hear. I’m very impressed with EE Core and your rapid response to support requests, so I’m off to buy a copy of the Personal version. No doubt I’ll have a number of other questions when I get going.
Actually I’ve just thought of one. Wrong forum, but anyway - is it possible to validate a custom field during the publishing process, e.g. to make sure that a user enters a category or custom field, rather than just leaving it blank?
Thanks again.

George

You can set a default category, and you can make custom fields required, so yes. =)