hawkins · April 25, 2022 13:30 · Jan 22, 2016 · Jan 8, 2014 · Jan 8, 2014 · Jan 7, 2014
diff --git a/git-php-webhook.php b/git-php-webhook.php
@@ -20,22 +20,25 @@
 $LOCAL_ROOT         = "/path/to/repo/parent/directory";
 $LOCAL_REPO_NAME    = "REPO_NAME";
 $LOCAL_REPO         = "{$LOCAL_ROOT}/{$LOCAL_REPO_NAME}";
-$REMOTE_REPO        = "git@github.com:username/reponame.git";
+$USERNAME           = "GitHubUserName"
+$REPO_NAME          = "repo-name"
 $BRANCH             = "master";
+$REMOTE_REPO        = "git@github.com:{$USERNAME}/{$REPO_NAME}.git";
 
-if ( $_POST['payload'] ) {
-  // Only respond to POST requests from Github
+
+if ($_SERVER['HTTP_X_GITHUB_EVENT'] == 'push') {
+  // Only respond to push webhooks from Github
 
   if( file_exists($LOCAL_REPO) ) {
 
     // If there is already a repo, just run a git pull to grab the latest changes
-    shell_exec("cd {$LOCAL_REPO} && git pull");
+    shell_exec("cd {$LOCAL_REPO} && git pull origin {$BRANCH}");
 
     die("done " . mktime());
   } else {
 
     // If the repo does not exist, then clone it into the parent directory
-    shell_exec("cd {$LOCAL_ROOT} && git clone {$REMOTE_REPO}");
+    shell_exec("cd {$LOCAL_ROOT} && git clone {$REMOTE_REPO} {$BRANCH}");
 
     die("done " . mktime());
   }

diff --git a/git-php-webhook.php b/git-php-webhook.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   * This script is for easily deploying updates to Github repos to your local server. It will automatically git clone or 
   * git pull in your repo directory every time an update is pushed to your $BRANCH (configured below).
   * 
+  * Read more about how to use this script at http://behindcompanies.com/2014/01/a-simple-script-for-deploying-code-with-githubs-webhooks/
+  * 
   * INSTRUCTIONS:
   * 1. Edit the variables below
   * 2. Upload this script to your server somewhere it can be publicly accessed

diff --git a/git-php-webhook.php b/git-php-webhook.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 $LOCAL_REPO_NAME    = "REPO_NAME";
 $LOCAL_REPO         = "{$LOCAL_ROOT}/{$LOCAL_REPO_NAME}";
 $REMOTE_REPO        = "git@github.com:username/reponame.git";
-$BRANCH     		    = "master";
+$BRANCH             = "master";
 
 if ( $_POST['payload'] ) {
   // Only respond to POST requests from Github

diff --git a/php-webhook.php → git-php-webhook.php b/php-webhook.php → git-php-webhook.php
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 <?php
 /** 
-  * This script is for easily deploying updates to Github repos to your local server
+  * This script is for easily deploying updates to Github repos to your local server. It will automatically git clone or 
+  * git pull in your repo directory every time an update is pushed to your $BRANCH (configured below).
   * 
   * INSTRUCTIONS:
   * 1. Edit the variables below
   * 2. Upload this script to your server somewhere it can be publicly accessed
   * 3. Make sure the apache user owns this script (e.g., sudo chown www-data:www-data webhook.php)
-  * 4. (optional) If the repo already exists on the server, make sure the same apache user from step 3 also owns that directory (e.g., sudo chown -R www-data:www-data)
-  * 5. Go into your Github Repo > Settings > Service Hooks > WebHook URLs and add the public URL (e.g., http://example.com/webhook.php)
+  * 4. (optional) If the repo already exists on the server, make sure the same apache user from step 3 also owns that 
+  *    directory (i.e., sudo chown -R www-data:www-data)
+  * 5. Go into your Github Repo > Settings > Service Hooks > WebHook URLs and add the public URL 
+  *    (e.g., http://example.com/webhook.php)
   *
 **/
 

diff --git a/php-webhook.php b/php-webhook.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   * 2. Upload this script to your server somewhere it can be publicly accessed
   * 3. Make sure the apache user owns this script (e.g., sudo chown www-data:www-data webhook.php)
   * 4. (optional) If the repo already exists on the server, make sure the same apache user from step 3 also owns that directory (e.g., sudo chown -R www-data:www-data)
+  * 5. Go into your Github Repo > Settings > Service Hooks > WebHook URLs and add the public URL (e.g., http://example.com/webhook.php)
   *
 **/
 

diff --git a/php-webhook.php b/php-webhook.php
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
   * 2. Upload this script to your server somewhere it can be publicly accessed
   * 3. Make sure the apache user owns this script (e.g., sudo chown www-data:www-data webhook.php)
   * 4. (optional) If the repo already exists on the server, make sure the same apache user from step 3 also owns that directory (e.g., sudo chown -R www-data:www-data)
-*/
+  *
+**/
 
 // Set Variables
 $LOCAL_ROOT         = "/path/to/repo/parent/directory";

diff --git a/php-webhook.php b/php-webhook.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+/** 
+  * This script is for easily deploying updates to Github repos to your local server
+  * 
+  * INSTRUCTIONS:
+  * 1. Edit the variables below
+  * 2. Upload this script to your server somewhere it can be publicly accessed
+  * 3. Make sure the apache user owns this script (e.g., sudo chown www-data:www-data webhook.php)
+  * 4. (optional) If the repo already exists on the server, make sure the same apache user from step 3 also owns that directory (e.g., sudo chown -R www-data:www-data)
+*/
+
+// Set Variables
+$LOCAL_ROOT         = "/path/to/repo/parent/directory";
+$LOCAL_REPO_NAME    = "REPO_NAME";
+$LOCAL_REPO         = "{$LOCAL_ROOT}/{$LOCAL_REPO_NAME}";
+$REMOTE_REPO        = "git@github.com:username/reponame.git";
+$BRANCH     		    = "master";
+
+if ( $_POST['payload'] ) {
+  // Only respond to POST requests from Github
+
+  if( file_exists($LOCAL_REPO) ) {
+
+    // If there is already a repo, just run a git pull to grab the latest changes
+    shell_exec("cd {$LOCAL_REPO} && git pull");
+
+    die("done " . mktime());
+  } else {
+
+    // If the repo does not exist, then clone it into the parent directory
+    shell_exec("cd {$LOCAL_ROOT} && git clone {$REMOTE_REPO}");
+
+    die("done " . mktime());
+  }
+}
+
+?>