The workflow he lists for CGI/PHP is one where people work right off of the live server. This is no way to work when working on complex software. Typical PHP or

The workflow he lists for CGI/PHP is one where people work right off of the live server. This is no way to work when working on complex software. Typical PHP oriented hosting services are basically PaaS with MySQL and PHP good to go. Deployment, Staging, Package Management, etc are worth their weight in steps over the long run. Like a few people have mentioned, Boiler-Plate/Template projects are how many of us work around quickly bootstrapping a new project.