I am having issue while creating repo into public_html folder. It says error like this.
Error: You cannot use the “/home/clientresearch/public_html” directory because it already contains files.
Is there any way to create repo into cPanel where there is already files. Right now it is only working into clean directory. How can we make the git repo have the all file like live site?
Thank you in advance
You should keep the git clone and the public_html deployment folder separate.
Cloning a source code base, and deploying its content are two separate steps.
That way, you can follow the CPanel guide "Guide to Git - Deployment", which includes:
The
.cpanel.ymlfile determines how and where the changed files deploy.You must check a
.cpanel.ymlfile in to the top-level directory for each cPanel-managed repository that you wish to deploy.
.cpanel.ymlfiles must use the format in the example below.Important:
The file below is only an example. You must update it to suit your needs. It will not allow you to deploy a repository successfully.
The following
.cpanel.ymlfile deploys theindex.htmlandstyle.cssfiles to the example account'spublic_htmldirectory:
---
deployment:
tasks:
- export DEPLOYPATH=/home/user/public_html/
- /bin/cp index.html $DEPLOYPATH
- /bin/cp style.css $DEPLOYPATH
If you want the full content of the repo to be deployed, then check out the "Automatic or push deployment" section
cPanel's Git Version Control feature (
cPanel >> Home >> Files >> Git Version Control) automatically adds a post-receive hook to all cPanel-managed repositories.When you push changes directly to a cPanel-managed repository that includes a
.cpanel.ymlfile, the hook deploys those changes automatically.
For more information, read Git's githooks documentation.
I created a git repository by using the "Git Version Control" GUI in CPanel. You just "create", and then add whatever directory you would like to use under the "repository path". Give it a name, and then hit create. You can then add this as a remote repo