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Asked: 2026-05-22T20:46:48+00:00

I am trying hard to use version control but i am so used to

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I am trying hard to use version control but i am so used to old method of editing files directly via FTP that i am feeling confused what to do. So i am thinking of one solution and please help me with this if its possible or not

I have the user folder in Linux VPS system(Single VPS only)

/home/user/public_html2

Now that will be linked with Http://demo.server.com.
That directory will be version controlled with repo in the folder /usr/bin/repo/ so that i can commit the changes.

Now i will have another directory called

/home/user/public_html which will have the contents updated as the commit is done in /home/user/public_html2.

That /home/user/public_html will be linked with http://main.server.com

So that i keep working and editing files in public_html2 via FTP normal and test code as it is but main site is version controlled

Is it possible??

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  1. Editorial Team

    When you are using a version control system, why do you need to of to a FTP location to edit the files… It defeats the whole purpose.
    Rather, checkout the files from the repository into your local machine and after the changes are done, commit the code.
    If you don’t want to use the version while working with the files on your local, simply export the code instead of checkout.

    The problem I see from your approach is that the files / directories may go out of sync. Also, if there are multiple users working then this approach would bomb.

    I would suggest to have the working copy of the files in your local machine and use them instead of mirroring them to another folder.

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