Install GIT on shared hosting
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 file and insert the following two lines:
PATH=$HOME
/bin
:$PATH
export
PATH
- To install GIT v2.5.0 locally in the home folder of the hosting account issue the following commands:
cd
~
source
.bashrc
mkdir
src
mkdir
bin
cd
src
wget https:
//github
.com
/git/git/tarball/v2
.5.0
tar
-xzvf v2.5.0
cd
git-{whatever-src-checksum [see comment below
if
confused]}
make
-i NO_TCLTK=YesPlease NO_OPENSSL=YesPlease NO_CURL=YesPlease NO_EXPAT=YesPlease
make
install
-i NO_TCLTK=YesPlease NO_OPENSSL=YesPlease NO_CURL=YesPlease NO_EXPAT=YesPlease
- Make sure GIT is now installed in the correct location by typing ls ~/bin thengit –version. If successful you should see the GIT binaries in ~/bin and the git command should function as expected with the correct version displayed.
Comments
-
Go here to check for the latest git version number: https://git-scm.com/downloads
and update the v#.#.# in the commands above
Crispin Bixler
for the step:
cd git-{whatever…}
Just list the files in the current directory to see the git folder. Mine looked like this “git-git-8d17201”.
Or you can just:
cd git-[press tab to autocomplete the folder name]