Developing & deploying
with
git & composer
Requirements
- Team
- Track code changes
- Local development, test on staging
- Deployment of code, media, database
- Process without FTP or too complex
- Easy and quick to set-up
- No extra expenses
- Windows & Mac support
- Shared Hosting support
Code
Demo
- track code changes and revert if necessary
- supports multiple users
- push and pull code to and from GitHub, staging and production server
- code is safe and can be cloned anywhere
- git hooks to run commands on events
- manage and update dependencies like WordPress, plugins and themes
- composer installs only the version defined in the composer.lock
- dependancy code is not duplicated in git
Premium plugins
Media
Database
Content changes always made on the live site
Challanges
-
DISALLOW_FILE_MODS removes update notification
- Files generated by plugins like caching plugins
- Private data in the config files
- Shared hosting caching does not support subfolder WordPress installs
- Backup of media files
- SSL Certificate for staging and local sites
- Different settings for staging sites like test mode for payment gateway or activate test gateway
Ulrich Pogson
@grapplerulrich
Developing & deploying sites with git & composer
By Ulrich Pogson
