It actually would simplify that situation. I find running a subversion server very simple to do.
SVN works on a revision system so that everytime you check in a piece of code it ups the revision number by one. If you want to go back to a certain revision on 1 file just right click on the file, do revert and look at the timeline and choose which change you want. Your process does work for you but that seems like a lot of work to accomplish the same goal. J.J. On 10/7/07, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the feedback, J.J. > > Here's what I currently do... > > 1. Backup -- I currently have a production server here at my > studio in my home, hosting my own sites. I'm in the process of > moving things over to a new VPS at AHPHosting with CF 8. > For backup, I do two things... one, which is a type of versioning, > is to simply save the entire folder with all assets, code, etc., > with a date appended and then continue working on the project. > That gives me a backup to move back to in case something goes wrong > with the current project and is just too much to undo. Also, > I have true backup of all project files/data to my FTP server. > Which also, sends a copy of backed up files to my web server for > redundancy. So I have 3 copies of everything at all times on different > computers. > > 2. Versioning -- while I would like more granular versioning, appending > the date/time to a complete project folder provides a type of versioning. > What I would really like is to be able to undo a particular action while > leaving other, perhaps later changes, intact. Say, I've made 10 changes. > I'd like to go back to change 4 and revert that, but leave 5-10 untouched. > That would be really helpful. Anything like that in Subversion? > > 3. Brand and tagging -- seems like what I do works similarly. If something > is wrong with the deployed project. I just correct that (on the server...). > Then back to work on updates on the development box. > > 4. Deployment of latest version -- copy the latest completed version to the > server and overwrite the files. > > How would Subversion improve upon that? > > I use Homesite 5.5, btw.... > > Rick > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: J.J. Merrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 8:59 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: SOT: How do you version control with your CF code? > > Rick, > > I am a single developer and I always use subversion. It provides the > following for me: > > 1. Ease of backup. - I have a dev server here at my house that I use > as a repository and i use mozy pro to back that up online. I never > have to worry about my dev laptop dying and losing precious code. > > 2. Versioning. I have countless times reverted a file when I have done > something stupid and it is so nice to not ever have to worry about > that. > > 3. Branch and tagging. "me: ::working on version 2.0:: client: I need > to you fix something that is broken on the live server! me: ok:: > switch to the trunk which is version 1.5, fix, deploy, switch back to > v2.0 branch" no mess and no thought > > 4. Deployment: Deploying is a no brainer when you use SVN. > > J.J. > > On 10/7/07, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Now, I can see how the versioning would be helpful, but other than that, > > how would this extensive management system be beneficial to a solo > > developer? > > Or is it overkill? > > > > Rick > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eric Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 11:53 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: SOT: How do you version control with your CF code? > > > > Summing it up... > > > > You have a repository that contains your current code. Both the > development > > and live environments are "checked out" from the repository. When you > > complete changes to a page, you commit the page. You then update the live > > environment with the new code. Everyone who has checked out he code > > should, at the start of each day...and potentially several times > throughout > > the day...run an update to pull current code from the repository to ensure > > they have the current version of the page they are working on. I > generally > > do an update before I start working on a page. Now lets say you and I are > > working on the same page and we both commit the page. Subversion will > > detect this and notify that there is a conflict. It will then (depending > on > > the setting and how the code conflicts) either merge the files > automatically > > if there are no conflicts between the code...ie you changed line 5 and I > > changed line 20 and everything else is the same...or notify that last > > committer that there is a conflict and prompt you to manually do a diff > and > > reconcile the code. SVN also handles branches and tags. > > > > As far as all these checkouts, commits, updates, etc... > > > > There are several tools that can be used. You can do this via a > > command-line interface. You can use a third party tool like TortoiseSVN > > (another open source and free tool that is awesome...it interfaces with > > windows and integrates into the drop down menus in explorer). The third > > option is via plugins with your IDE. Both Eclipse and Dreamweaver have > > plugins for SVN. Updates can also be achieved via automatic scripting. > You > > can set up a script that automatically updates your live environment each > > time a file is committed to the repository (amongst many other automatic > > functions that can be set up with scripting). > > > > I would learn the repository and how t works and then once you have it set > > up the way you want, then worry about the automation. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Download the latest ColdFusion 8 utilities including Report Builder, plug-ins for Eclipse and Dreamweaver updates. http;//www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs%5adobecf8%5Fbeta Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:290531 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
