On Monday, September 10, 2012 1:11:24 PM UTC+2, maxhodges wrote: > > I'm new to Git (have never used it yet), and have a couple questions about > basic install and config that I can't find clear answers to in the manual. > > I want to use Git for version control of web site development files (html, > css, php). Do I need to install it on my unix webserver?
This depends on how your deployment works. Some people copy stuff from their own development machine to the webserver. Others build and distribute a zip file to the server. If you want to use Git itself to distribute the production code, you will need to install it on the webserver. Some example approaches are documented here: http://sitaramc.github.com/the-list-and-irc/deploy.html > Or can I use the Windows version here on my desktop and manage/deploy the > files to the web server? As above, if you prefer ftp'ing or scp'ing the files to the server, feel free to do this, as you can use Git for revision control and still do deplyment your own way. > If I must install it on the webserver, can I use the Windows GUI to > checkout the files, or is my only choice to learn the commands and check > files it and out using the command-line over SSH or something? > This depends on the server you have. If it is some kind of remote machine (Windows Server, etc), you can probably use a GUI. If it's some linux machine, you'll probably have to stick to the command line via SSH. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/git-users/-/MliwDOdDA7oJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/git-users?hl=en.
