>check the book re useDbConfig; follow a tutorial
> demonstrating how to use the test suite. with that your question
> regarding db config should be resolved
I just checked on: 3.7.8.1 useDbConfig.
There isn't a tutorial on how to use the test suite.
On Dec 25, 4:32 pm, John Maxim <goog...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi euromark, thanks I'm going to abstain from judging which is better,
> but let me do with the more common one first..
>
> Hope that more veterans could rate this thread so we can know which
> may be the better way. Anyway, it's good enough to work on one method
> first.
>
> On Dec 25, 10:50 am, euromark <dereurom...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > @john
>
> > its not a hack - not even closely
> > its a valid and in my opinion very well working strategy which worked
> > for several years
> > and several apps which repeatedly need updates and stuff.
>
> > in the end its sth you need to decide for yourself
> > it also depends on the way you are deploying your apps.
> > in my case this is the best approach.
> > in other cases it might (as the others suggested) be less appropriate.
>
> > so it was more like a suggestion than a "do it this way - its the only
> > way" :)
>
> > as a last word one example for the config and config_private settings
> > and why this is useful:
> > you always have a default set of configs in svn.
> > if you would work with a single config file you might lose the
> > information like
> > §config = array('x'=>.., 'y'=>..., 'z'=>...)
> > or at least you might forget about some keys
>
> > for example if your PC crashes
> > or you check out your rep on a different computer
>
> > if you use a default config with empty values you can simply copy it,
> > save it as config_private
> > and you can override the empty strings with the real stuff.
> > Nothing can be forgotten (and this can easily happen with larger
> > config files!).
>
> > Either way: Find your own style here :) I did it the hard way as well
>
> > On 24 Dez., 17:01, John Maxim <goog...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hi AD, Thanks for commenting. It makes it clearer that now your
> > > suggestion seems to be same as Stephen's. I don't have to fret which
> > > other methods are better. But thanks too euromark, I'm just not good
> > > at hacking.
>
> > > >check the book re useDbConfig; follow a tutorial
> > > > demonstrating how to use the test suite.
>
> > > Is the book above the cookbook 1.3 or somewhere else ?
>
> > > On Dec 24, 9:39 pm, AD7six <andydawso...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > On Dec 24, 2:19 pm, euromark <dereurom...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > "but obviously you've already managed to mix your environment's data"
> > > > > that was before I wrote my little addons :)
>
> > > > > wrong! i do have different salts.
> > > > > i just use a specific config_private (as explained somewhere in this
> > > > > article) which
> > > > > overrides the defaults.
>
> > > > I do not think it better or easier to have database (all) + config
> > > > (all) + config_private (install specific) + bootstrap (all)
>
> > > > instead of database (install specific) + config (install specific) +
> > > > bootstrap (all)
>
> > > > I also don't see how your post is really relevant to John Maxim's
> > > > question.
>
> > > > in any event - if you're happy keep doing it, but I would bet over
> > > > time you conclude as I did it's not a good idea/technique.
>
> > > > John Maxim:
>
> > > > create sepearte apps which use seperate dbs, not one app where you
> > > > test everything; check the book re useDbConfig; follow a tutorial
> > > > demonstrating how to use the test suite. with that your question
> > > > regarding db config should be resolved.
>
> > > > hth,
>
> > > > AD
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