Git post-receive hook acts differently to shell

Question

I\'m trying to setup a git repo on my live server to automatically update a subdomain on receive. Using this guide http://toroid.org/ams/git-website-howto.

hooks

Answer 1

The permissions on the worktree do not allow it to be read which causes the fatal: This operation must be run in a work tree error.

Answer 2

add cd /var/www/vhosts/domain.com/subdomains/staging/httpdocs to your post-recieve hook.