Git on cPanel

[dmcglone]

Hello all, I am in need of a Git or CVS for my projects, but I don't know where to start. I'm not even sure if it's possible to install Git on my shared hosting that uses cPanel. Anyone have any tips or advise?

[KevinM1]

Why can't you just use git on your dev machine and push to either GitHub or BitBucket?

[xenLiam]

I don't think you can install Git on a shared hosting environment. You would need root access to install the git binaries alone.

[dmcglone]

Why can't you just use git on your dev machine and push to either GitHub or BitBucket?

I was thinking easier updating of websites that I work on for people, because lately it's started to become a hassle remembering what has been changed and what needs uploading via ftp. But last night I spoke to my hosting provider and they are putting me on a new server tonight with Git and retiring my current server, so I should have Git by tomorrow morning. :-)

[dmcglone]

True xemLiam, they are going to do it for me :-)

[ankur0101]

With controlled SSH, we can use git server. Example : fortrabbit.com

[Adam]

I would imagine that your shared hosting provider will only be installing the Git client, not the server. You still need a Git server, like GitHub, BitBucket, or Gitosis installed locally.

[trq]

I would imagine that your shared hosting provider will only be installing the Git client, not the server. You still need a Git server, like GitHub, BitBucket, or Gitosis installed locally.

There is no such thing as a git server. Typically you access git repositories via ssh. Github and the like are just web interfaces to a git repository. You still push via ssh (or https if you wish).