> -----Original Message----- > From: Benjamin Darwin [mailto:bddarwin@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 2:05 PM > To: Colin Guthrie > Cc: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Re: Version Control Software > > >>>> I'm wondering if anybody knows of a version control software > program > >>>> that > >>>> may fit my needs. > >>>> > >>>> Basically, I'm looking for something that runs locally, not on the > live > >>>> site, that I can edit the files on the dev computer, and store old > >>>> versions > >>>> on the dev computer, and then just publish off of the local onto > the > >>>> live > >>>> site whenever I need to. [...] > >>>> > >>> A couple of very easy-to-use ones are Subversion and CVS. Both are > very > >>> easy to use from a shell / command line, and both have nice GUIs > >>> available for both Windows and *nix. Many editors and IDEs will > work > >>> with CVS directly, and some with Subversion. > >>> > >> > >> While I currently use CVS, I probably wouldn't choose it going > forward > >> since Subversion solves many of the problems it has... as does GIT > if I > >> recall. I'm still using CVS because it works for me and I haven't > >> allocated the time yet to switch over. > >> > > > > Yeah I agree here. I wouldn't use CVS on any new project. > > > > For me the choices are simple: Git or SVN. Which one would depend on > the > > kind of project (binary data?) and the team size/independent working > > requirements. > > > > Col > > > Thanks everyone for the opinions. I'm looking into Subversion and GIT, > and > hopfully installating one (or both) to test later today. Having never used a revision-control solution in the past, I installed TortoiseSVN and the associated SVN Server (local-only) found on www.tigris.org . I've gotta say... it's been a breeze to setup (I used the SVN "1-Click Setup" installer), and I've already migrated several of the projects I'm working on to the repository and tested extractions and versioning. Pretty slick! I can't speak for GIT... but if it's mostly command line, with 130+ switches, I think I'll pass. Todd Boyd Web Programmer -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php