I have a netbeans php project that is local on my PC. I have it setup to save on the remote server "on save". This all works well. I now have a second developer in the mix who is doing the same thing to the same server .
Is there a tool/plugin or even standalone tool that that can do a recusive diff or project diff between my PC and the remote server?
Thanks
The "Copy files from Source Folder to another location"-feature is not meant to be used for more than one developer. It's good to use that feature for a local preview, for example when copying the files from the source folder (on save) to the webroot on the same PC or a local test server. By no means should the same preview folder be used by different developers. You still could use an external tool to have a diff done, but be aware that any files in the test folder are overwritten by Netbeans and it's pretty hard to find out which file was edited last by which developer.
Use a versioning system if you need to work on the same code by more than one developer.
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I have been using Eclipse for Remote System Development and after hearing a lot of good things about Netbeans for PHP development, I wanted to give it a shot.
I ran into couple of issues even before starting:
1. Downloading complete remote directory to my local machine:
I work on multiple projects located on a development server and the code base is pretty huge. While setting up new PHP remote project using sftp to access my remote directories, Netbeans started downloading all the files from the remote location I specified. This is a bit annoying as it is taking really long to download all the files (includes large videos which are part of the projects).
Eclipse remote system development (and most other editors like EditPlus), on the other hand, simply shows me the remote file structure and only downloads a file to local temp dir when I open it.
Is this behavior standard in Netbeans?
2. Will external file modifications cause sync issues?
I usually update my svn by connecting to the dev server using putty. Since Netbeans is trying to maintain a copy of it's own on my local computer, will updating the source files externally outside netbeans create sync issues?
3. Can I manage remote svn repos from within Netbeans?
Since I already checked-out my svn projects on the dev server, can I use svn from within netbeans to commit or update?
Yes, it is standard. Netbeans downloads the remote application so that it can scan the local copies to enable code-completion.
It shouldn't. By default, Netbeans is almost immediately aware of any changes you make to project files outside of Netbeans.
Yes.
im doing a php project. all is fine doing it in xp webserver which im using iis..but now i have set up a new pc with windows 7 and iis.
problem is when i copy my php files which is in a folder(e.g portal1) from the xp wwwroot to the windows 7 wwwroot, i cant access it on the browser. it returns an internal server error.
now i assumed i didnt properly set up my web server or even php. i have done it a dozen times following tutorials and im pretty sure its all correct.
i have done a further research on the folder itself and has led me to a theory that this has to do with permissions.
when i copy directly the whole thing,it wont run, BUT if i CREATE a folder and the subfolder with all the same names as the one i copied and just take the php files and put it accordingly, it runs ok!!
now that has something to do with inherited permission i think. how do i overcome this?
i dont want to everytime take the updated work folder from my partner which is done in xp and i have to create new folder and its subfolder with all the same name on my machine and then copy the php files accordingly. thats a lot of work!!
i just want to copy the folder and put it in my wwwroot folder and run it on the browser without problems. how do i overcome this permission issue?
any ideas?
By the sounds of things, you're working on a project with someone else. Copying & pasting is the absolute worst way of sharing files when working on a project with multiple people. You should really be using versioning like git. That's pretty hard to set up and learn though. An easy solution which will work for the time being (but won't manage conflicts well) is to use Dropbox. Set up a free Dropbox account, and create a folder in that called www or whatever you want. Then install WAMP (way better than IIS), and create an alias to the www folder in your Dropbox. Do this on both machines. Now every time your partner makes a change, it will be instantly reflected on your machine, and vice versa. Easy, free, and will work while you learn a versioning tool.
I know this doesn't address your actual problem, but it should be more helpful to you.
I just installed Zend Studio and it seems pretty great. But I would like to be able to copy my files from my dev folder to my local server's htdocs folder whenever I debug or run the solution.
I am already able to copy files to my remote server automatically on every save. I would imagine I should be able to do this automatically too for my local server?
Please let me know if this is possible.
Thanks.
I highly recommend you don't try to save copies to multiple locations. Check out the Subclipse plugin and use SVN to deploy a copy of your code to your dev server instead of copying it in between servers.
I work a lot with the WindowsAzure4E(clipse) IDE. And it's always pain to wait for the local test deployment)
Isn't there a way to develop on the deployed PHP files which must be stored somewhere to inetput or something else?
thx for your ideas.
Yes! In fact, I just got this working myself yesterday.
After installing PHP 5.3 with CGI support for IIS (making the necessary php.ini modifications of course), I simply created a new site in IIS that mapped to a role in the workspace for my Eclipse project.
Keep in mind that there's one hiccup to this and that is that the php_azure.dll file, used to access the service configuration and mount azure drives, was built to run in the azure fabric (either development or hosted). In my case, I don't NEED these features so I removed referrences to things like getconfig and poof the project loads in IIS just fine. I only need to make sure I start Azure Storage prior to launching the application.
I've been told that some folks are able to update their systems path environment variable with the location of the azure diagnostics dll (diagnostics.dll) and have it work without this modification. But this route didn't work for me. :(
I'll actually be blogging on this more this weekend as it took me a week of evenings to get things sorted out.
I found out that after the deployment the project files are copied to the folder ServiceDefinition.csx.
When you now edit the source code in this place, you can see the changes directly, without another deployment.
I'm looking for an editor that can read and write remote PHP files via sFTP. I'm talking about not having a local copy of my PHP files.
But here is the tricky part : I'd like that editor to be aware of all the files in my projet, and provide me with intellisense-like auto-completion, classes structures, etc...Just like Eclipse PDT, Aptana and NetBeans do, but with the "remote project storage and awareness" feature.
Do you know about any editor with these features ?
Thanks !
Edit : I'm absolutely not working on my production server, but on a development server. It's mostly because I need to works under windows on my desktop PC and don't want host my projects locally for various compatibility and tools availability reasons, and use linux as a server OS.
May not be a good idea:
Warnings:
1) Disconnect:
What if you are coding and your connection gets lost, you may get a corrupted file or loose some work. Disconnects occur much more often that power loss in your home/office, and you can safeguard by using a small UPC - that will give a minute to save your work.
2) SCM:
Use git, mercurial, svn or what have you, to speed up deployment. Increases ability to share code, backup and roll backs.
3) Auto completion will not work very well over network connection, because ( at least in NetBeans) it scans your project to figure out what you want to auto-complete. It takes a few seconds even on a local machine.
Solution:
If after all of the above you still want to do it, you can trick your editor by mounting remote storage as a local drive. You didn't specify your OS but on Mac and Linux - you can easily do it - take a look at Fuse. http://fuse.sourceforge.net/
Khmm apperatnly there was an attempt to port Fuse to Windows:
http://fuse4win.4host.ru/
Hope that helps
Update
There are also a few commercial products - one was recommended by macworld I think ( they are both for Mac and Windows)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebDrive
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExpanDrive
On Windows the Zeus editor can do seamless ftp/sftp editing.
These remote ftp files can also be defined to belong to a project/workspace.
But the Zeus PHP intellisensing will only work for local files.
You can use NetBeans for this, you will have your project saved locally but you can set to upload the file anytime when you save that file. Right click on your project, Properties, Run Configuration, Run As: Remote website. Click on Remote Connection: ... Manage and add your FTP account. Don't forget to set Upload files: to On Save. I have had no problem with this configuration and I am working for one year with NetBeans.
For quick editing I am using PSPad.
I don't think this is something that actually exists. Mainly because intellisense and class structures rely on being able to parse your complete project. Doing this over FTP would take way to long to actually be of any practical use.
You might be able to find an editor that will automatically upload any change you make locally though.
I'd second the comments about not working directly on your live environment.
As you've mentioned Eclipse / Aptana - perhaps consider using something like Git or SVN, with a post-commit hook to immediately publish to your live environment each time you commit. That way you reduce the risk by being able to easily roll back any changes that break your live server.
You can use Eclipse (with suitable git/svn plugin) to check out your entire site direct from the repository, and have all the code completion goodness you need. "Saving" is then just a case of committing your changes back to the repository, which would automatically update your server thanks to the post-commit hook.
It's still not ideal, and very risky to develop on a live server, but if you really have no preview environment, then this is perhaps slightly safer than simply working directly through ftp.
I'm curious why you'd need to not keep a local copy - yet you've said the project seems quite small - perhaps taking another approach to the problem would be safer?