Re: security/deployment issue

> Rsync should work fine, but personally I like to see exactly which > changes are being deployed especially when deploying to production. > While I realise this recommendation is not Open Source software, I > have found it to be an excellent piece of software for this task. I > use Beyond Compare which has the ability to connect over SFTP or SCP > as well as regular FTP. It allows you to 'diff' the files as you go > and view exact changes and you can transfer only the changes you want > or whole files if you choose to. I would not be surprised if an Open > Source equivalent exists. What about SVN? you can do a svn export. Or you can have a working copy for production too. Just dont forget to deny access to .svn in your webserver. Here are directives for Apache: <Directory ~ "^(.*/)?\.svn/?"> Order allow,deny Deny from all </Directory>