RE: [PHP] Re: Version Control Software

> -----Original Message----- > From: David Lidstone [mailto:dnews@elocal.co.uk] > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 3:50 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net; Benjamin Darwin > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Re: Version Control Software > > Benjamin Darwin wrote: > > After reading a topic on the list here about someone losing their > website, > > and having a minor mistake on my own that cost me a week's work on a > file > > (basically, tested the file, then uploaded to the live site and took > the > > daily backup off the live site.. only to find the file was messed > up.. and > > had to go to the weekly backup off cd to recover it, losing a week of > > work).. > > > > I'm wondering if anybody knows of a version control software program > that > > may fit my needs. > > > > Basically, I'm looking for something that runs locally, not on the > live > > site, that I can edit the files on the dev computer, and store old > versions > > on the dev computer, and then just publish off of the local onto the > live > > site whenever I need to. > > > > Anybody have any suggestons/ideas on how this should be done, and > what > > program is a good fit? > > > > Thanks for any help, > > Ben > > > > Hi Ben > > Late reply, but... this could give you a really easy start: > > http://www.jumpbox.com/app/trac > > If you are not familiar with VMWare, you just need the VMWare Player > (or > above), which is free. All you do is 'play' the server image on your > computer and you are away. Even if it won't suit your needs (I think > there is no SSL or multiple project support on the jumpbox version > unless you buy a subscription), it will give you a handy taster of what > you get with SVN, Apache serving SVN and Trac before going through > installing it yourself. > > If no-one else has mentioned it... > > http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ > > I also like TortoiseSVN when using Windows. Good luck. I would also like to throw my recommendation in the hat for TortoiseSVN. Yes, it does add context menus to your explorer shell, but I find it's very easy to use... and integrated quite easily with Visual Studio 2008. As for a web front, I've been using Tomcat (Apache's answer to JSP) and a package called "svnwebclient" from Polarion: http://www.polarion.org/index.php?page=overview&project=svnwebclient .. Smooth interface, and it's got all of the major features you would expect from an SVN client--web app or not. HTH, Todd Boyd Web Programmer