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Posted by Aggelos on 07/13/07 20:26
On Jul 13, 5:15 pm, Michael Fesser <neti...@gmx.de> wrote:
> .oO(Aggelos)
>
> >I want to start developing a simple Content Management System and
> >having done that before I know there is a point where you can't manage
> >different versions of applications unless you have a sollution like
> >version control.
>
> >I was thinking of having something like one installation for the whole
> >server, but some of you said that this might have security risks.
>
> Depends on how it's implemented and used. My own framework consists of a
> common library shared across all projects and some project-specific
> extensions. If multiple sites are hosted on the same server and same
> account, I only have to store the lib once for all hosted projects.
>
> >So I've tried to look into SVN which I was told that will do what I
> >like to do.
>
> CVS and its successor SVN are used to maintain the source code tree with
> a full version history. It allows to checkout working versions from any
> arbitrary point in version history, while development and testing can be
> done in parallel.
>
> >So if I have 10 websites with one Content Management System and one
> >development version that is tracked from SVN, I can then upload a
> >working version, in all my 10 sites.
>
> Yep.
>
> >The problem I am facing at the moment is I don't understand where the
> >SVN should be running.
>
> Usually on a dedicated development server.
>
> >I use a Dedicated Linux server which is fully managed and I can't
> >really play with it, otherwise I lose the support and ofcourse I don't
> >want that to happen.
> >And I am doing all the coding on a windows PC using dreamweaver for my
> >text editor.
>
> >Where would the SVN sit ? can someone tell me ? Is it worth to run a
> >virtual machine or a second home PC as a webserver and testing
> >environment ?
>
> I would say yes. In my own LAN at home there's my workstation running
> WinXP and Linux (whatever I need at the moment). In addition there's a
> small Debian Linux box (an old Pentium 3 with 550MHz), acting as a
> dedicated server. It runs a full featured Apache2 webserver with PHP,
> database etc., some SVN repositories and a lot of other LAN services
> (DHCP, NTP, DNS, fileserver, ...)
>
> Development is done on the workstation using shared network drives from
> the server (Samba) and the Eclipse IDE. After finishing and testing some
> (sub)project, the files are deployed via FTP to the real public servers,
> either by hand with SmartFTP or using Eclipse's own team synchronization
> features, even if some of them are still a bit buggy.
>
> Micha
Thanks very much for your reply.
Just the fact that I know I am in the right way, is probably enough
for now.
I haven't used Eclipse but I might give it a try.
Thanks again and I might bother you again if I need some help.
Hope you won't mind.
Angelos.
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