Problem
You aren't using a version control system.
You want to track code changes in your Laravel project and aren't sure what to use.
Solution
Use Subversion.
Step 1 - Import an empty project
laravel:~$ cd myapp laravel:~/myapp$ svn import --depth=empty . svn://myrepo/projects/myapp \ > -m "Initial import"
Step 2 - Check out the empty project into existing project
laravel:~/myapp$ svn checkout svn://myrepo/projects/myapp .
Step 3 - Delete unnessesary files
laravel:~/myapp$ rm .gitattributes laravel:~/myapp$ rm .gitignore laravel:~/myapp$ rm bootstrap/compiled.php laravel:~/myapp$ rm app/storage/*/*
Step 4 - Ignore directory, add files
laravel:~/myapp$ svn propset svn:ignore vendor . laravel:~/myapp$ svn update laravel:~/myapp$ svn add a* b* c* C* p* r* s* laravel:~/myapp$ svn propset svn:ignore compiled.php bootstrap/ laravel:~/myapp$ svn propset svn:ignore \* app/storage/cache/ laravel:~/myapp$ svn propset svn:ignore \* app/storage/logs/ laravel:~/myapp$ svn propset svn:ignore \* app/storage/meta/ laravel:~/myapp$ svn propset svn:ignore \* app/storage/sessions/ laravel:~/myapp$ svn propset svn:ignore \* app/storage/views/
Step 5 - Check everything in
laravel:~/myapp$ svn update laravel:~/myapp$ svn commit -m "Initial import"
Discussion
This is just one way to do it.
There may be an easier ways for your project. Here's a few alternatives:
- Create an empty subversion project to work with before creating your Laravel project.
- Use a graphical interface to manage the project in subversion.
- Import everything initially.
It's up to you.
A couple things to note ...
- In Step 3
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We deleted the files that Laravel will build automatically.
- In Step 4
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All those
svn propset
commands are to keep subversion from wanting to manage the vendor directory and contents of logs, cache, etc.