864Pulling a GitHub Repository with Tokens & Webhooks

Here is how to sync a WordPress Theme from Github to your own server:

Create a Personal Access Token on GitHub


Webhook on GitHub:
https://www.trembl.org/update.php
Webhook on GitHub for .htaccess protected directory:
https://username:passwd@www.trembl.org/update.php
initialise:
cd $temp_dir git init // initialize git git pull https://{$token}@github.com/{$repo}
update.php:
<?php // path to local tmp directory $temp_dir = '/my/local/tmp/directory/'; // path to local theme directory $theme_dir = "/my/local/theme/directory/"; // access token from GitHub $token = 'abcdefghijk'; // Repo $repo = 'github.com/trembl/SuperNiceRepo.git'; // - - - - - // change to local git directory chdir($temp_dir); // resets local git echo exec('git reset --hard 2>&1') . ", "; // get latest from github echo exec("git pull https://$token@$repo 2>&1"); // delete theme dir echo "\n\nDeleting Theme Directory.\n"; echo exec("rm -rf $theme_dir*"); // * deletes all files within the directory // Copying Theme from $temp_dir to $theme_dir echo "\n\nCopying Theme from tmp folder to wp-content.\n"; echo exec("cp -a $temp_dir/* $theme_dir"); // cp -a $temp_dir/* copies everything _except_ invisible files, like .git ?> update.php protected by .htaccess? 860 Access a URL behind htaccess/htpasswd
Protect update.php ONLY with .htaccess? 940 Protecting a Single File with .htaccess


Q & A

I get the following error message: Stopping at filesystem boundary (GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM not set). That means git is not initalized. Run git init