GIT setup Working Alone

The work flow process that we will be using for this class is to work on your computer and sftp (run your NetBeans project) your files to cs142/dev-folderName folder to make sure it works. When it works you then go to your computer using git and commit your changes and push to gitlab. Then you will ssh to the server and go to your live folder where you pull down from git lab. It is very important that you never ftp (sftp) to the live folders. So lets get this all set up. In the end your live sites will now be ready (right now it is just your sitemap and lab 1.

Git has a great tutorial to help the beginner.

Before starting this lab be sure to have git installed on your computer. Create a sitemap for this class. Create a gitlab account at uvm (just sign in with your uvm account). Create a new GitLab project named CS-142-lab1. Keep the content of the first Gitlab page (has all the git commands) in a text file in your lab folder named gitcommands.txt. Make sure it is SSH as shown below (if it shows https, then click the drop down and choose ssh, then copy the commands):

On your computer set up this folder structure (use cs142):

Set up your cs142/dev-lab1 folder to be a git repo (git init) on your computer.

Setting up your computer to be a git repo.

Now connect your local computer to your git repo:

git remote add origin git@gitlab.uvm.edu:YOURNAME/YOUR-REPO-NAME.git
                

Add a link to your git repo: https://gitlab.uvm.edu/your-name on your sitemap (this helps you because we cannot see your repo since it is private :). In your dev folder: Create a file named: .user.ini

Setting up a .user.ini file to display errors

.user.ini has one line in it:

display_errors = 1;
                

In your dev folder: Create a file named .gitignore

Creating a .gitignore file

.gitignore should contain this:

.htaccess
.user.ini
ADMIN
nbproject
                

Copy your cs 008 final project into the dev-lab1 folder. NOTE: Do not have cs142/dev-lab1/cs008/lab1/finalproject/index.php but instead have cs142/dev-lab1/index.php Run your Netbeans project to sftp (run your NetBeans project) the all files. Check to make sure your final project is working (dev), there should be no change that you can see. Edit any files as needed (ie you may need to edit top.php to point to the CSS file). Set up the ssh key on your computer (this step you only need to do once on your computer, the other steps you do for every repo/project)

Setting up ssh key on your computer.

Since you are happy with the code you have, add this code to your version

git add -A
                

When you make a commit you are telling git this version is good:

git commit -m "message about what you did"
                

NOTE: If you forget the -m with a message you will go into the vim editor. Press these keys in this order ESC : qw to get out and save You send your version to your cloud repo (ie gitlab or github)

git push origin master

Set up the live site.

Connect to the server and get into your cs 142 folder (not it is minus lower case L):

ssh w3.uvm.edu -l yourusername [hit enter, type your password]

cd www-root/cs142/ [hit enter]
                

Make the live folder:

        mkdir live-lab1 [hit enter]
                

Go into the live folder:

        cd live-lab1 [hit enter]
                

Set up the ssh key on the server (this step you only need to do once on the server, the other steps you do for every repo/project)

Setting up ssh key on your web server.

Check your status, if it is not a repo you will need to initialize it:

git status

git init
                

Connect your live folder with the repo (same as connecting your local machine to the repo)

git remote add origin git@gitlab.uvm.edu:YOURNAME/YOUR-REPO-NAME.git
                

The last step is pull your files down from the repo to your live site.

git pull origin master
                

Check the live site, it should work the same as the dev site except errors and warning do not show.

NOTE:

This is how you will set up every project EXCEPT you will not have to do the keys as they are already set up