Posted by Shelly on 09/23/07 12:02

"petersprc" <petersprc@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1190536865.416080.183310@n39g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> If you edit remotely using webdrive (which maps your site to a virtual
> drive), WebDAV, or an editor that supports remote editing like
> EditPlus, your edits will take effect as soon as you save the file. No
> manual upload step needed.
>
> On Sep 22, 10:20 pm, Lamer <Galat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Are there any good PHP emulators out there. I hate having to upload
>> each time I want to check it out.

I use Dreamweaver and it has that option. I ***NEVER** use it, and do so by
choice. Often I have to work on a live system and changes have to be made
to several files at once. On a live system, you have a broken site until
all are in place. If all the editing is done locally, and then uploaded at
once, then the downtime is milliseconds.

Also, I like having a local copy of my work. I can't tell you how often it
has happened that a co-worker (or I) have screwed up a file and and got the
original back from the me or the (other worker). Maybe I am a control freak
when it comes to code, but I like the security of having to upload rather
than it being done automagically for me. It gives me time to think "maybe I
should make a local copy before I put this out on line". A small price to
pay for safety.

Shelly

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