Updates without SVN

by **arc_admin** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 3:00 am

Hi Geraint,

I am doing my testing on a clone of my live Joomla site on the same server, and not using WAMP. Can you suggest the best way to keep up with updates to the alpha code without using an SVN client under windows? Are the alpha3 files on joomlacode always current with the svn code?

Thanks,
Ken

by **hifi** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:39 am

This solution uses SVN (if I understood correctly), but it might be solution if you can do something else with server than just host pages:
http://www.fatica.net/index.php/blog/61-automating-joomla-software-distribution

by **Geraint** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:06 am

If you find a simple SVN client for your windows PC (tortoise is overkill for this purpose) you can use "SVN export" in an empty windows folder using the URLs I provided and then upload the resultant files to the test server.

I wouldn't use svn checkout as described in the article link. SVN export gives you just the files you need.

Geraint

by **arc_admin** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:18 pm

Thanks to both of you. I'll use Geraint's suggestion. Sounds like the best way to go.

Ken