Chapter 9. Deploy, Secure, and Maintain Your Shop
At last, the time has come to officially launch your e-Commerce site. During this process, we will transfer our files from the testing platform to a production server, thereby potentially putting our products within reach of millions of customers. It's a big event, but we want to make sure that we do it right! There are numerous pitfalls that can occur along the way, so we want to make sure that we minimize those pitfalls.
Getting our site officially online opens another can of worms regarding site security. Dealing with potential security issues naturally reminds us of the need for data backups. We have a lot to cover, so let's get started.
This chapter covers:
Getting ready to deploy
Uploading your shop
Man the hatches—essential site security
Backups—preparing for disasters