What is the right way to maintain a “version for the server” - with only config files changed, in Git?

Question

I sometimes work with Codeigniter, and after I\'m done developing on the local site, I need to migrate the files to the server. All the files in the /config/ fo

Answer 1

It depends on Your needs. In my company we use other approach. We've created several environments (where the asterix is internal project name):

• devel - site runs on domain **.local.com*
• test - site run on domain test.*.company.com
• beta - beta.*.company.com
• production - every other domain.

Based on the domain name we switch automatically configurations. Basicly config file looks like:

 array(
    'devel' => array(
      // config for devel
    ),
    'production' => array(
      // config for production
    )
  )
);
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Some frameworks (AFAIR Zend) set the environment name in Virtual Host config (or .htaccess). You should look at: zend framework auto switch production staging test .. etc

Have You looked at CI documentation? There's a section about it.