Hi

For a while now we've had a live site with data going in, event, pictures and text and documents being added in various modules.

We now have the problem of how to develop for this site and to get the DEV versions back across to LIVE.

If we take a new clean version of LIVE by the time we've finished configuring a new module and adding all the pages then the LIVE version has moved on.
We're really struggling to find a safe way of working.

If it was just the DB we might be able to do a merge but what about files and modules and versions?

Anyone got any pointers?

thanks
Gus

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thanks Sebastien

the first option is way to dangerous for us I'm afraid!  And I've not had a lot of success with iportable with third party modules over the years and don't trust it.

The way we hope to get around this in the short term is:

1> back up everything!
2> copy live to DEV server and develop on that making careful notes of all changes.
3> create a third staging site.
4> When we go live we stop all work on LIVE and copy to staging site.
5> Implement all changes from DEV onto staging site
6> copy staging site to LIVE.
7> go down the pub to watch the football

or

8> end of with a terrible mess and spend all night trying to put it right..


gus

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"if the only tool you have is a hammer you tend to see every problem as a nail" http://www.carawaydesign.com