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Re: Setting up VisualSVN server - how to integrate to existing Apache

From: Pavel Lyalyakin <pavel.lyalyakin_at_visualsvn.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:38:20 +0300

Hello Bo,

On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 8:03 PM, Bo Berglund <bo.berglund_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 16 Nov 2017 19:10:14 +0300, Pavel Lyalyakin
> <pavel.lyalyakin_at_visualsvn.com> wrote:
>
> >On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 12:37 AM, Bo Berglund <bo.berglund_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I started to install an SVN server on my Windows7 PC using VisualSVN.
> >
> >Don't miss the Getting Started guide that should walk you through the
> >installation and initial configuration steps:
> >https://www.visualsvn.com/server/getting-started/
> >
>
> Thanks, I had not seen this useful page.
>
> >> But I did not get an option to install using svnserve, so I think it
> >
> >VisualSVN Server does not support `svnserve`.
>
> On the SVN pages I saw mention that svnserve would be a faster way to
> access the svn server, but at the same time not as versatile as via
> Apache.
>
> >
> >> But I already run Apache on it (2.2.22 and I don't want the SVN test
> >> server to overwrite the existing Apache...
> >> How can I install SVN server on Windows 7 without using Apache or let
> >> VisualSVN integrate itself to the existing Apache?
> >
> >VisualSVN Server can be installed side-by-side with Apache HTTP Server
> >on the same server computer. There should be no issues. Just make sure
> >that you select an available server port in the installation wizard.
>
> So my existing Apache 2.2.22 installation will remain as-is and the
> one that comes with VisualSVN will be another service working on
> another port?

Yes.

> >Note that you do not need to configure manually configure or setup the
> >Apache that comes with VisualSVN Server.
>
> Does this mean that there are GUI tools for andministering such things
> as path dependent permissions and user accounts?

Yes.

Note that in case you use Windows authentication with VisualSVN Server
the accounts are controlled your Active Directory and should be
managed by Active Directory tools, too.

> I need to import a lot of projects, which were managed by CVSNT in
> separate repositories (for user permission reasons). It looks likely I
> will put them all into a single SVN repository as top-level projects,
> or else in projects located in subdirectories named as the old
> repositories used (i.e one level down).
> What is your advice regarding the procedure to get the CVSNT projects
> into VisualSVN?
>
> --
> Bo Berglund
> Developer in Sweden
>

As far as I know it is possible to migrate CVSNT repositories to
Subversion, but I am not aware about the suggested or recommended
approach. VisualSVN Server users successfully migrate from CVSNT to
VisualSVN Server.

PS You can always contact us at support_at_visualsvn.com for assistance
and help. :)

-- 
With best regards,
Pavel Lyalyakin
VisualSVN Team
Received on 2017-11-17 15:39:09 CET

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