SVN update-commit Hook help needed

Question

We have a Linux based web server (Media Temple) where we host several domains via their DV hosting solution. I have successfully created the SVN repository for one of our projects but now I would like it to sync the live web folder on committ. Both the repo and the site files are on the same server... Paths are as follows:

The SVN Repo is here: /home/svn/repositories/<site name>

The Live Site files are here: /var/www/vhosts/<domain>/httpdocs/<subdomain>

I can connect to the repo without problem. The live site works as well. Now I just need to get them to sync.

I have created the following update file as per guide and correctly updated the POST-COMMIT.tmpl but still no dice. http://www.frenssen.be/content/using-subversion-automatically-update-live-website

Here is the code in my update program:

#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int main(void)
{
    execl("/usr/bin/svn", "svn", "update",
        "/var/www/vhosts/<domain>/httpdocs/<subdomain>",
        (const char *) NULL);
    return(EXIT_FAILURE);
}

And I called the program in the POST-COMMIT.tmpl file with the following:

#!/bin/sh
/home/svn/repositories/autoupdate/autoupdate

Any ideas what I am missing? There has to be an easier way to get the files to sync?

derobert derobert · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-19T18:05:08

You need to rename post-commit.tmpl to post-commit—that is, remove the .tmpl suffix. See “Implementing Repository Hooks” from Version Control with Subversion. (The .tmpl files are named as such to show they're examples, templates upon which to build your own scripts.)

Also, the guide you referenced suggests changing ownership of the hook to apache. They actually mean whichever user owner your repository (which is apparently apache for the guide writer).

SVN update-commit Hook help needed

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