Creating a New Local Development Site

Local filesystem

• Create directory on 'littledamienii'
• /develop/[SITE_GROUP]/[WEB_ROOT]

Create Git repo

• See: Creating a New Git Repo
• Open Git Bash.
• Navigate to site root.

$ git init

• Copy .gitignore file from existing site and edit it to suit the new site.

Create subdomain

IIS

• Log in to local Windows server.
• Open IIS MMC.
• Local server > Sites > right click: Add web site
  • Site name: [PLAIN_ENGLISH_NAME]
  • Physical path: (navigate to the new web root directory)
  • Connect as: (authorized account)
  • Host name: [SUBDOMAIN].dbarchowsky.com

Domain registrar (Namecheap)

• No action required here (unlike with GoDaddy).

NetBeans

• File > New Project
• PHP Application
• Project Name: [SITE_NAME]
• Sources Folder: (navigate to site root (using LAN network name of server))
• Project URL: http://[SUBDOMAIN].dbarchowsky.com/

Hosting site as subdomain of littledamien.com

• TK