How to store resources when doing a clone?

toplisek

• January 24, 2026 18:49
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I try to clone resources due to upgrades. If I understand this is just connected source with an account without specific folder target.

git clone git://git.moodle.org/moodle.git

How to store in the specific folder outside public_html? An example:

Source files

Path: /home/XXX/Source%20files/

 

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • January 26, 2026 21:11

  Hey hey!  The only way I know of that you can store data outside of public_html would be with manual edits to the configuration as we don't allow that in the cPanel user interface.  This feature is designed to help users deploy their site if it's from a Git repository, so it's not intended to be used for outside development tasks.

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  Monaj Sing

  • March 04, 2026 05:31

  Hi,

  You’re correct, when you run:

   

  git clone git://git.moodle.org/moodle.git

   

  Git will clone the repository into a new folder (named moodle) inside your current directory.

  If you want to store it in a specific folder (for example, outside public_html)You have two options:

  Option 1: Run clone from the target directory

  Option 2: Specify the full target path directly

   

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  Michael Jordan

  • August 10, 2026 10:49

  If you want the repository stored outside public_html, you can specify the destination directory when cloning. For example:

  git clone git://git.moodle.org/moodle.git /home/XXX/Source-files/moodle

  That should create the Moodle repository inside the specified folder instead of the current working directory. Just make sure the account has the necessary permissions for that location.

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