> > Sounds like the digital version of turducken to me! > > Doesn't Mac have apache/php/mysql? If not, why not just run a LAMP > server? > > I run MAMP Pro...... why MAMP instead of just running my own?
Because it makes it very very easy to add new virtual hosts...sure I CAN edit the config files, but for 50 bucks I save myself a few hours of remembering each time. I also do it a bit...'weirdly'? For mydomain.com I have the following subdomains now setup: *.site.mydomain.com *.test.mydomain.com *.dev.mydomain.com These are wildcard entrees up on my DNS provider[DNS Made Easy] - they match ANY domains under those subdomains. both site and test point to my hosting provider's ip address. all devs point to 127.0.0.1 So, now when I want to do development, I add a virtual host to my local system, somewebsite.dev.mydomain.com On my own webserver, I also add somewebsite.test.mydomain.com AND somewebsite.site.mydomain.com So now, any changes on my local system can be tested and played with there[and I can even setup a local hosts file for offline testing]. Then I push changes up to dev when I'm ready to test there, and site for the client to be able to look at. Everything is under MY control. Ready to deploy? Just joomlapack site and then restore. As for version control...shamed to admit I just haven't used it. Finally getting that in sync and am moving towards Bazaar. It seems to have all the benefits of git without the weird structure enforced on you based on assuming you are developing an operating system.
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