Ant is a Java-based build tool that is well-suited for automation and scripting tasks. Phing is a PHP-based build tool that is similar to Ant. Both tools use XML configuration files to define projects, targets, tasks, properties and types. Common tasks include executing commands, copying/deploying files, testing, and more. Properties can be used to define variables. Filesets are used to select fil
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