gitpull.php - Pull a repository to your web server and unpack it!

I created this PHP script to quickly and easily replace TYPO3 extensions into my TYPO3 installation after committing them to Github. It can certainly be used for other applications as well.

🚀 Features

• Download ZIP files from public GitHub repositories
• Unzip and install into a target directory (e.g., typo3conf/ext/)
• Automatically rename extracted folders
• Creates backups of existing extension folders
• Deletes old backup folders on request
• Simple browser interface with safe click-to-run actions
• Logs all steps (success and error messages)

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🧩 Use Case

Ideal for TYPO3 developers who want a quick way to deploy and update extensions on servers without SSH or CLI access. Just upload this script, visit the URL, and click a button to install/update your extension.

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📁 File Structure

The script works in these steps:

1. Downloads a ZIP file from GitHub (e.g. https://github.com/user/repo/archive/master.zip)
2. Unzips the archive to the target directory (e.g. typo3conf/ext/)
3. Backs up the current extension folder as business_theme-backup/
4. Renames the extracted folder (e.g. business_theme-main/) to business_theme/
5. Deletes the old backup manually (optional)
6. Logs messages to the browser for visibility

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🛠 Configuration

Edit the script near the top to set your own parameters:

$conf['download_url'] = 'https://github.com/youruser/yourrepo/archive/main.zip';
$conf['root'] = dirname(__FILE__) . '/';
$conf['target_dir'] = 'typo3conf/ext/';
$conf['temp_filename'] = 'your_extension.zip';
$conf['folder_name'] = 'your_extension';