Yea, you're right Knightly. We tried that for a while, but with just 3 or 4 of use working on it, it was just easier to do it by file name. I've used a project manager script (phpprojekt I think) for this too. That works well if you have a big team. It has a file repository, forums, calendar, etc.
I'll see if I cant dig up some directions for setting up a web and ftp server for you Stardust.