Git: pre-receive hook with PHP_CodeSniffer

Question

Since switching from SVN to Git, we lost the ability to enforce our coding standards through a pre-commit hook on the subversion server.

With Git, you only

Answer 1

I would rather not wait for a server-side hook to control a push.

You could setup an intermediate repo which would fetch each developer's branches very regularly and audit each new commit, sending an email if a commit fails to meet some pre-defined criteria.

You can also have pre-receive hook on the central repo, but at least the developer would be aware of a potential issue sooner.