install subversion (svn) via ssh

Question

I have a godaddy shared server with ssh enabled. Is it possible to install svn via ssh? If not has anyone found any other ways?

Answer 1

If it isn't already there (which svn to check) and you have access to build tools (which make, which gcc) and you have enough disk space, you should be able to build it and install inside your shared space. (At the ./configure step, you'll specify the install directory with something like --path=/home/yourusername/bin/.) Then you'll just need to add the directory to which you installed it to your $PATH, and you're good to go.

I realize that's a pretty broad sketch, but first you'll want to check that the tools are there, then do more specific research on the installation itself.

Answer 2

You can definitively install svn. The question is then how would you access that SVN afterwards. There are three basic ways to access svn (taken from the SVN manual):

• apache + mod_dav_svn
• svnserver
• svnserver over ssh

Choosing between the three will depend on what you can actually change on the shared server. I would start by trying apache + mod_dav_svn, as it is the most flexible. This will only work if you can load the mod_dav_svn module for apache. Next try svnserver. You might not be able to use svnserver over ssh, as it would require everyone to have a different account on the shared server which might not be possible in your case.

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