Configuration management and web sites

[tg2003]

Hi,

I have a blog about configuration and Application Lifecycle Management (CM and ALM).
I'm writing a post about web sites and configuration management. In hence I'm doing a little poll:

1. Do you use any configuration management tool to keep your web site files? In such case - which one?
2. Do you use any FTP synchronization tool between your hosting

http://WWW server

and development host/server? In such case - which one?
3. Do you have a local

http://WWW server

which simulates the "production" environment, just before you upload the web site files into the "real" server?

Thanks!

Tamir Gefen
CM and ALM Consultant
My blog:

http://almmmm.wordpress.com