How to change directory and run git commands using PHPseclib?

Question

I'm trying to use PHPseclib to SSH and run commands on the remote server. I want to change directory and commands like git pull or clone. Is there a way to do this? I know that "cd" doesn't work well with exec. So any alternatives to this? Thanks

Answer 1

You don't need to change folder, only to specify it to your git command.

git --git-dir=/path/to/repo/.git --work-tree=/path/to/repo remote add xxx
git --git-dir=/path/to/repo/.git --work-tree=/path/to/repo pull

Since git 1;8.5 (if your server hasd a recent enough git version installed), you even can use the short version (detailed here)

git -C /path/to/repo remote add xxx
git -C /path/to/repo pull