RE: Version Controlling

Thanks for the info, but I do have an extra question about CVS. Do I always need access to the internet to get my files to work one them? If I were to go out of town and not have access to the internet, how could I still work on my files? ------------------------------------ WiredPHP Stephen Craton Web Developer IM: dev@melchior.us http://www.wiredphp.us ------------------------------------ :: -----Original Message----- :: From: Greg Beaver [mailto:cellog@php.net] :: Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 13:22 :: To: Stephen Craton :: Cc: 'PHP List' :: Subject: Re: Version Controlling :: :: Stephen Craton wrote: :: > This is slightly off topic, but I feel it's a little something that's :: worthy :: > of discussion here. I've been interested in running CVS for a while :: now, but :: > being on a Windows machine is holding me back somewhat, and I'm not :: entirely :: > sure CVS is even something I need. :: > :: > Basically, I have some computers, mostly my laptop and desktop, and I :: want :: > to be able to sync them based on version controlling, much like CVS, :: but I'm :: > not sure if it's too advanced or not. :: > :: > My basic question is: What do you do, if anything, for syncing/version :: > control between your computers for your web development projects? :: :: There are many solutions, but better than using a constant version :: control system like CVS or subversion is to use cvs/subversion for :: development only. When things seem to be working, make a release tag, :: and bundle up that code as a package. You can either zip it up and :: unzip on the production server, or use the pear installer's built-in :: capabilities to customize things. :: :: This strategy is much better, because if it turns out a slight :: difference between your computers breaks the code, you can quickly and :: easily revert to an earlier release (especially if you use the pear :: installer). If you use the PEAR installer, you can also use the :: dependencies feature to split your code up into smaller chunks, making :: maintenance of large projects even simpler. :: :: use TortoiseCVS, you will never have doubts about how easy it is to use :: cvs on windows again. :: :: Greg ::