This is needed when you need GIT and the server you are using is a shared host that does not already have GIT installed globally (eg. in /etc/bin or /usr/local/bin) Step-by-step guide First run gcc –version to make sure the compiler is installed and supports the installation. Edit the .bashrc . . . Read more
We sure would love it if git were installed on our server. So let’s do that! [root@sunshine /var/cpanel/easy/apache/profile]# yum install git Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities, security Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile stable-arch | 951 B 00:00 stable-generic | 951 B 00:00 stable-noarch | 951 B 00:00 system-base | . . . Read more
The purposes of this how-to is to give detailed instruction on how to setup a client code project so that it can be used with source control via BitBucket. The same procedure can be used whether the codebase already exists or not. By the end of this how-to you will have . . . Read more
Import an Existing Repo, Hosted on a Remote, eg: BitBucket or GitHub: cd /your/local/directory git clone git@github.com:reponame/domainname.git Create a Brand New (Local) Repo, & Add a (Bare) Remote: cd /your/local/directory git init git add . git commit -m “Begin! Import all existing web files” Then we add the remote (bare) . . . Read more
For non-programmers or other knowledge workers like designers or copy writers – here are some resources for understanding what the hell “git” is and how and why we should use it. I’m still learning… but these resources really helped me reach a new understanding and eased some of my intimidation… . . . Read more
Make a Copy of an Entire Codebase: Very useful for preparing for a major version update. Let’s say you’ve got a codebase, living at: /home/USERNAME/public_html/ You can make a copy of the whole gosh dern thing, while watching the files stream before your eyes with: cp -Rv /home/USERNAME/public_html/ /home/USERNAME/public_html_YYYYMMDD_bak/ . . . Read more
Source Control These tools are used to help coordinate developer changes to projects. Git (Used to track and merge changes to code) Bitbucket (GUI front-end to GIT. Allows for project specific permissions on projects) Source Control Howtos: Installing Git : http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-Installing-Git Git GUIs: http://code.google.com/p/tortoisegit/ (Windows) Local Development Local development . . . Read more
Let’s use this page as a place to flesh out an ‘official’ PM WordPress + GIT workflow. Comments Benjamin Turner Here is a number of WP + GIT workflows outlined in blog posts, collected and meant to be a basis for discussion and refinement: http://theme.fm/2011/08/tutorial-deploying-wordpress-with-capistrano-2082/ http://theme.fm/2011/09/deploying-wordpress-with-capistrano-part-2-staging-servers-tagging-database-security-2213/ http://theme.fm/2011/11/deploying-wordpress-with-capistrano-part-3-backing-up-and-restoring-mysql-2922/ http://roybarber.com/version-controlling-wordpress/ http://www.metaltoad.com/blog/tutorial-simplify-your-wordpress-deployments http://danielkoskinen.com/version-control-and-deployments/ . . . Read more