Converting from Test Version to Final Version

[nspinheiro]

Hi

 

First of all i have to say that i am sorry. A few months back i saw a topic about this but i just can't find it.

 

All that i find is not exactly the same has my question.

 

 

I am making a new store and i would like to have 2 instalations, something like

 

public_html/store

public_html/test

 

With a subdomain that only i can access for the test version.

 

 

To make some tests in the test version when preparing two make changes but before publishing them to the public.

 

 

my doubt is: Do i make the tests and then i have to do everything again in the final version? Or there is a way to make it "sync" when i want to?

 

Thanks

[NemoPS]

It depends.

If you use 2 separate installations, once you are done you will have to copy over files and database to the live version, provided that you want to keep the same information you used during tests. If that was what you meant by 'everything', of course!

[nspinheiro]

That could work, but for example when just instaling a module do i have to copy also the pictures and the DB?

 

Is that there will be 10000 articles and also i will have my db making querys to the ERP db to update daily the info about prices, products, stocks....

[NemoPS]

Yes,if you upload things you have to copy files over, and of course dump and re-fetch the database

[nspinheiro]

k, thanks for the help

[tuk66]

There is science about developing locally, testing and deploying to a stage and production server.

 

Jenkins, Capistrano, Vagrant and other tools are used.

[nspinheiro]

I dont develop locally. I have everything hosted.

[petert]

I dont develop locally. I have everything hosted.

lol, that will teach him!

btw: cfengine is much better then that bunch of overrated tools he mentioned