[Zope] Testing out new versions of XXX (in this case, WorldPilot)

[Bill Anderson]

"A.J. Rossini" wrote:
> 
> What is the best way to test out new versions of Products without
> breaking an existing setup?  Should I simply "version" the current
> working version, then install new stuff to test, etc, or is there any
> easy way to have products "ORIGINAL" and "ORIGINAL-2" (which is what
> I'd prefer, for stability comparisons)
> 
> (in this case, I'm curious about the palm-syncing features of WP
> 1.1alpha for our home server, but can't afford to break our current
> WWW-based email access...?)
> 
> Or should I just copy Data.fs and manually revert in case of accident?
> 
> Advice appreciated!


Personally, I duplicate the site, and do testing on the secondary site.

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