CVS storage question

[Jeremy]

I'm new to CVS.  I just set up my first repository.

Basically, I have a web application, and whenever I check stuff in I 
want it to be updated in the web app.  So my repository root is also 
where my web app is served from.  The problem is, CVS names things like 
"foo.lua,v" rather than "foo.lua", and doesn't keep a copy of the real 
file - only the version database for each file.  Is there any way to get 
my web app to be in sync with the repository, other than checking out 
the repository to the web app directory every time I make a commit?  For 
example, is there a configuration option to keep a copy of the real file 
as well as the version database?


Thanks,
Jeremy