How can I use post-commit hooks to copy committed files to a web directory from SVN?

Question

My Ubuntu server has Apache and Subversion installed. I use this server as a staging server, purely for testing purposes. I use Apache to host the web application, and Subversion to keep versioned copies of the source code.

My current workflow:

• Make changes to a file
• Commit the file to the Subversion repository
• Upload the file new over SFTP to the Apache public directory
• View the changes in my web browser

I would be much happier if my workflow was like this:

• Make changes to a file
• Commit the file to the Subversion repository
• In the background, Subversion puts a copy of the committed file into the Apache public directory
• View the changes in my web browser

I have very little server admin experience, and any help or pointers are appreciated. I heard that post-commit hooks are what I need, and that I can write bash scripts to do this, but I'm not sure where to start and didn't really find anything after quite a lot of Googling.

Thank you!

Answer 1

The "official" answer is here.

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