Symphony.

Hey all,

What are the best practices for source control for a typical Symphony project?

e.g, is it necessary to include cached items, log files etc? What about uploaded files used within the website content?

I have also installed Nick Dunn’s awesome extension, “Entry Versions”. I have also noticed however that this creates a new directory within manifest/versions every time you update a content item… Do these need to be version controlled?

Thanks! Tim.

e.g, is it necessary to include cached items, log files etc?

No. It’s recommended to ignore .htaccess and manifest/* as they are specific to each Symphony install.

What about uploaded files used within the website content?

That’s up to you (and your repository hosting plan). I usually don’t version them as they’ll easily take over 90% of your space.

I have also noticed however that this creates a new directory within manifest/versions every time you update a content item… Do these need to be version controlled?

I don’t think so. You might end up with different entry versions on your installs but who cares? We’ll have to wait what Nick says about that.