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I deal with this at the day job using the Development/Testing/Production =
Server setup and it's no big deal stuff just gets "pushed" over. But =
with Miva Merchant it's becoming a real pain. Miva Mia (on the client =
side) is not in option as an increasing number of my clients cases - =
they want development servers to test and then move. In some cases it's =
three stage. This is fine if the "whole shootin match" is going to be =
moved from Production to Development but increasingly that is not the =
case. It has been more and more the installation of one or two modules =
that perhaps interact with a template - test them, have the client test, =
sign off and then move the module. It can become very difficult to move =
a complex module when it has to be uninstalled from the development =
server in order to install it on the production server and to make =
matters worse - it now leaves a "hole" it the testing process. I don't =
think my clients are going to like the idea of being told they need two =
and three copies of a module.

Do I make my local machine the way station?

Thanks!
Leslie


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Good question.
I would wager - if you emailed each developer and asked, you could get a
'NFR' license you could use on your development/testing machine.

I have gotten these in the past from various folks as I prefer a live
development machine over Mia.

Bill

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I deal with this at the day job using the Development/Testing/Production
Server setup and it's no big deal stuff just gets "pushed" over. But with
Miva Merchant it's becoming a real pain. Miva Mia (on the client side) is
not in option as an increasing number of my clients cases - they want
development servers to test and then move. In some cases it's three stage.
This is fine if the "whole shootin match" is going to be moved from
Production to Development but increasingly that is not the case. It has been
more and more the installation of one or two modules that perhaps interact
with a template - test them, have the client test, sign off and then move
the module. It can become very difficult to move a complex module when it
has to be uninstalled from the development server in order to install it on
the production server and to make matters worse - it now leaves a "hole" it
the testing process. I don't think my clients are going to like the idea of
being told they need two and three copies of a module.

Do I make my local machine the way station?

Thanks!
Leslie

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Thank you Bill!

I will do that.

Leslie

> Good question.
> I would wager - if you emailed each developer and asked, you could get a
> 'NFR' license you could use on your development/testing machine.
>
> I have gotten these in the past from various folks as I prefer a live
> development machine over Mia.
>
> Bill
>

>
>
> I deal with this at the day job using the Development/Testing/Production
> Server setup and it's no big deal stuff just gets "pushed" over. But with
> Miva Merchant it's becoming a real pain. Miva Mia (on the client side) is
> not in option as an increasing number of my clients cases - they want
> development servers to test and then move. In some cases it's three stage.
> This is fine if the "whole shootin match" is going to be moved from
> Production to Development but increasingly that is not the case. It has
> been
> more and more the installation of one or two modules that perhaps interact
> with a template - test them, have the client test, sign off and then move
> the module. It can become very difficult to move a complex module when it
> has to be uninstalled from the development server in order to install it
> on
> the production server and to make matters worse - it now leaves a "hole"
> it
> the testing process. I don't think my clients are going to like the idea
> of
> being told they need two and three copies of a module.
>
> Do I make my local machine the way station?
>
> Thanks!
> Leslie

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Sure is a pain, but in the short term I don't think there is a suitable
work-around. Probably the best short term would involve letting your clients
view the site on YOUR local machine. (Yes, it would be slow..but.)

-Bruce

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Leslie
> Nord - Webs Your Way
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 3:56 AM
> To: Merchant Coders List
> Subject: [mrc] Fw: Development/Testing/Production Servers
>
> I deal with this at the day job using the
> Development/Testing/Production Server setup and it's no big
> deal stuff just gets "pushed" over. But with Miva Merchant
> it's becoming a real pain. Miva Mia (on the client side) is
> not in option as an increasing number of my clients cases -
> they want development servers to test and then move. In some
> cases it's three stage. This is fine if the "whole shootin
> match" is going to be moved from Production to Development
> but increasingly that is not the case. It has been more and
> more the installation of one or two modules that perhaps
> interact with a template - test them, have the client test,
> sign off and then move the module. It can become very
> difficult to move a complex module when it has to be
> uninstalled from the development server in order to install
> it on the production server and to make matters worse - it
> now leaves a "hole" it the testing process. I don't think my
> clients are going to like the idea of being told they need
> two and three copies of a module.
>
> Do I make my local machine the way station?
>
> Thanks!
> Leslie
>
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It's a thought - but the client already has his servers set up.

Thanks,
Leslie

> Sure is a pain, but in the short term I don't think there is a suitable
> work-around. Probably the best short term would involve letting your
> clients
> view the site on YOUR local machine. (Yes, it would be slow..but.)
>
> -Bruce
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Leslie
>> Nord - Webs Your Way
>> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 3:56 AM
>> To: Merchant Coders List
>> Subject: [mrc] Fw: Development/Testing/Production Servers
>>
>> I deal with this at the day job using the
>> Development/Testing/Production Server setup and it's no big
>> deal stuff just gets "pushed" over. But with Miva Merchant
>> it's becoming a real pain. Miva Mia (on the client side) is
>> not in option as an increasing number of my clients cases -
>> they want development servers to test and then move. In some
>> cases it's three stage. This is fine if the "whole shootin
>> match" is going to be moved from Production to Development
>> but increasingly that is not the case. It has been more and
>> more the installation of one or two modules that perhaps
>> interact with a template - test them, have the client test,
>> sign off and then move the module. It can become very
>> difficult to move a complex module when it has to be
>> uninstalled from the development server in order to install
>> it on the production server and to make matters worse - it
>> now leaves a "hole" it the testing process. I don't think my
>> clients are going to like the idea of being told they need
>> two and three copies of a module.
>>
>> Do I make my local machine the way station?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Leslie