SVN (for copy and update) is actually ridiculously simple.
I've had SVN installed in dreamhost well before it was an 'official' install. Indeed there are numerous builds of it available that are pre-built (compiled, thus don't need to be 'installed') to suit most flavours of unix/linux.
Unlike CVS, no client based server is used - it's client only, which means virtually any web-host won't have a problem with it and most supply it in preference to CVS these days (far more secure).
If you have shell access, merely type svn. If you get a cheat sheet of commands your good to go, if not, download a copy to suit your web hosts linux build, extract somewhere useful, add the directory to your path (hint, edit .bashrc), and bingo.
To pull down the latest (i.e. newest build):
svn co http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/trunk/
To run with a particular build (or branch), simply indicate the build number,
http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/branches/2.0/
To update an existing svn copy, is literally:
cd /wordpress
svn update
All done.
I have a cron job set that runs the update daily. Effortless upgrades. :)
I found the upgrade process to be considerably easy.
Just upload and go to wp-admin/upgrade.php and one click later you're all done. That what i did to upgrade my 1.5.2 blog to 2.0.2. Couldn't get any easier than that, not even svn if you haven't set it up just yet.
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Prefer SVN myself, however an upgrade feature would certainly kick butt. :)
I dont think I can do SVN with my server, plus it look hideously complicated.
If you use Dreamhost, they allow for 1 button installs, and 1 button upgrades.
I dont use dream host, but a 1-click upgrade button would certainly make WP2 almost worthy of its '2' moniker - but not quite.
SVN (for copy and update) is actually ridiculously simple.
I've had SVN installed in dreamhost well before it was an 'official' install. Indeed there are numerous builds of it available that are pre-built (compiled, thus don't need to be 'installed') to suit most flavours of unix/linux.
Unlike CVS, no client based server is used - it's client only, which means virtually any web-host won't have a problem with it and most supply it in preference to CVS these days (far more secure).
If you have shell access, merely type
svn. If you get a cheat sheet of commands your good to go, if not, download a copy to suit your web hosts linux build, extract somewhere useful, add the directory to your path (hint, edit .bashrc), and bingo.To pull down the latest (i.e. newest build):
svn co http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/trunk/To run with a particular build (or branch), simply indicate the build number,
http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/branches/2.0/To update an existing svn copy, is literally:
cd /wordpress svn updateAll done.
I have a cron job set that runs the update daily. Effortless upgrades. :)
I found the upgrade process to be considerably easy.
Just upload and go to wp-admin/upgrade.php and one click later you're all done. That what i did to upgrade my 1.5.2 blog to 2.0.2. Couldn't get any easier than that, not even svn if you haven't set it up just yet.