github - php, shell and git clone

Question

Here's possibility for cloning git private repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/username/repo.git
Username: your_username  #the username
Password: your_token  #the string that can be found by generating here https://github.com/settings/tokens

How to use in php

shell_exec("git clone https://github.com/username/repo.git");

with seting username and password?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65682057/php-shell-and-git-clone

Answer 1

Did you try

shell_exec("git clone https://username:password@github.com/username/repo.git");

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