What's the best way to deploy a PHP application?

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answer:debian package At a previous job I had to install/maintain a site written in CakePHP. I made it into a debian package. “aptitude install projectname” and you’re done (although I guess that is technically “touching the server”) Send me a PM and I can give you the details.

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