Version Control for Local Website (XAMPP)

Question

I am working on a shopping cart which is installed locally via xampp.

The files are stored in:

D:/xampp/htdocs/cart

Now I would like to start making coding changes and design changes, but I need to keep a track of what changes i make so that I can go back and forth.

I would like to mention that I am the only developer working on the code, so i dont need any online repository. Everything is setup locally on my home computer.

how can I go that ?

UPDATE: After testing Subversion and Mercurial, i finally went with Mercurial and TortoiseHg.

Answer 1

I'd say that installing mercurial and using tortoisehg has been a really easy solution for me. Tortoise pretty much walks you through everything, holding your hand the whole way. Makes it very simple.

Answer 2

Depends on your needs, but for a single user project you probably will be happy with TortoiseSVN for Windows. It comes with shell integration and is relatively easy to use.

Answer 3

You can use git without a central server to make changes locally and keep track of them.
I've used it successfully when I was blocked by firewall rules from accessing a source control server. Of course you run the risk of the machine failing and having no backups!

Answer 4

Use subversion. Easiest is to install Visual SVN for the server side, and then add your website's directory to source control using TortoiseSVN for the client side.

Answer 5

First, if you really don't want to use an online repo, you'll need to install a version control server. There are many options, including Apache Subversion and CVS. Once you've configured that, you'll need to download a client that supports whatever server you're using.