This is Part 3 in a three-part series on using Subversion with Dreamweaver CS4. Part 1 provides a general introduction to Subversion and the concept of version control systems. Part 2 shows you how to configure Dreamweaver CS4 to use a Subversion repository. This part explains how to create your own repository.

Note: This part is more advanced than the previous parts. It requires UNIX commands to configure your repository and set up Apache access on your local machine. A discussion on setting up Subversion using the built-in svn protocol is beyond the scope of this article. Please refer to the Where to go from here section at the end of this part for resources on configuring a Subversion server.

In this example, I will be setting up my Mac as a Subversion repository (it can be considered a server in the traditional client-server model). To do this I will depend on the fact that Apple now includes the Subversion binaries with Mac OS X 10.5. If you have an older version of Mac OS X or are using Windows, you may want to go to the Subversion site or search the Internet for information on how to implement Subversion locally.

Requirements

To make this most of this tutorial you need the following software:

Adobe Dreamweaver CS4

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Mac OS X 10.5

Prerequisite knowledge

Knowledge of Adobe Dreamweaver and basic web design/development knowledge.

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