Re: [PHP] Question about version control.. sorta..

So, for my purposes.. after trying a handful of solutions.. open source and
commercial.. I think I've decided that Reliable Software's "Code Co-op"
is what's going to work best for me.

My trial is almost up, so as soon as my next paycheck comes, I think I'll
be purchasing the full version for $150.

For me, it's totally worth it. It stores everything in a local database,
but allows collaboration if that's what you're into. Via email for the
$150 version, via LAN for the $200 version.

It lets me add files by type, is easy to check out files. Anyway.. if
anyone's looking for an easy Windows version control system, check it out.

(no, I don't work for them, just passing along the recommendation since I'm
digging this software)

Thanks for all the input!

-TG

----- Original Message -----
From: "TG"
To: php-general@lists.php.net
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:40:23 -0500
Subject: [PHP] Question about version control.. sorta..

> Ok.. so I know about CVS and SVN and unfortunately haven't had as much
> experience with them as I'd like. I've used them, but always in a really
> basic sense and always on systems that have already been set up. A
friend
> recently mentioned GIT ( http://git.or.cz/ ) too.
>
> But here's my situation.. I deal with dozens of clients. I usually make
a
> backup copy of their site (at least the files, not usually the DB) so I
> have the latest copy of the site to make changes to. Usually I'm the
only
> one working on the site, but sometimes other people may make changes too.

> Not so often than we're conflicting with our changes, or if this is a
known
> issue, we make sure to coordinate.
>
> What I'd ideally like to do is be able to use a CVS type system to keep
> incremental backups of the code. So instead of checking code out of CVS,
> changing it, then checking it back in... I'd like to just do a mass
checkin
> of the whole site and have changes recorded and the ability to look at
> previous versions with DIFF and all that. And of course the ability to
> 'check out' a previous set of files by date or revision maybe.
>
>
> I assume you can do this with one of the major version control systems,
but
> mostly what I see with how to use these systems involves checking code
out
> then checking it back in. That's not really what I want to do.
>
> The other issue is that I run Windows. So if there's something nice and
> WinGUI, that'd be nice. Please no "you should be running linux"
> responses. I don't have anything against Linux or Mac, they're great
> systems. But I have my reasons for running Windows.
>
> Also, I realize this is semi-OT for a PHP list, but asking on a CVS list
or a
> SVN list might not give me the more comprehensive/broad experience base
I'm
> looking for. I'd like a semi-unbiased response. :)
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> -TG


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