[support] Keeping dev and live site in sync

[Benj Fredrick]

this is an age-old drupal question, and there are many different solutions.
The main problem is that site configuration is stored in the db alongside
site content.

Option A:
Use modules like Features <http://drupal.org/project/features> and
Strongarm<http://drupal.org/project/strongarm>to get as much of your
configuration into code as possible. This can then
be versioned and pushed to new servers without touching the db.

Option B:
Use something like Backup and
Migrate<http://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate>to only overwrite
certain tables.

Option C:
Use Pantheon hosting and their slick UI tools. ;)

There are probably other options I haven't thought of. Option A is my
personal preference. I only pull the db backwards from live -> dev. Code
obviously goes the other direction. A custom module with
hook_update_N<http://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/developer--hooks--install.php/function/hook_update_N/6>()
functions can help a lot.

-Benj (benjf)


On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 2:12 PM, prothero <prothero at geol.ucsb.edu> wrote:

> Folks:
> Hi. I am pondering the best way to modify and test my site without
> corrupting my live site. Currently, I ftp all of the files and db tables to
> my local computer and use MAMP to run my development site. But, since my
> live site is changing every day from users creating accounts, etc, how
> should I set this up so that when I upload my development site to the live
> one, it stays current?
>
> I'm sure this problem has been solved, but ....
> Regards,
> Bill
>
> William A. Prothero
>
> http://earthednet.org/
>
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