Git & Safe Development Workflow

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1. What is Git?

What is Git? A database engine A WordPress theme An HTTP protocol A distributed version-control system

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2. What is a Git repository?

What is a Git repository? A WordPress database table A PHP session Only a remote website A project directory plus its version history and metadata

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3. What is the Git working tree?

What is the Git working tree? The remote server only The checked-out project files currently available to edit A database backup The commit message history

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4. What does git status show?

What does git status show? The current branch and working-tree/staging changes Only remote issues Every line ever deleted The PHP version

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5. What does git diff normally help inspect?

What does git diff normally help inspect? Database query results User capabilities HTTP response headers Line-level changes not yet committed

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6. What is the staging area?

What is the staging area? The selected snapshot content intended for the next commit A deleted branch A WordPress draft A production server

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7. What does git add do?

What does git add do? Deletes untracked files Stages selected content for a future commit Uploads a branch automatically Creates a database

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8. What is a Git commit?

What is a Git commit? A temporary browser cache A live deployment A database transaction only A recorded project snapshot with metadata and a parent history

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9. What makes a useful commit message?

What makes a useful commit message? It explains the intentional change clearly It contains only the word update It includes secret credentials It copies every changed line

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10. What is a Git branch?

What is a Git branch? A movable name pointing to a line of commits A PHP conditional A server directory only A copied database

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11. What does git switch primarily do?

What does git switch primarily do? Changes the checked-out branch or creates one with appropriate options Commits every file Deletes the repository Pushes to production

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12. What does a Git merge do?

What does a Git merge do? Combines histories from branches Uploads media to WordPress Erases all earlier commits Executes PHP tests

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13. What is a merge conflict?

What is a merge conflict? A PHP syntax warning An empty commit message Git cannot safely choose between overlapping changes and needs a decision The remote server is offline

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14. What is a Git remote?

What is a Git remote? A PHP include An untracked file A browser cookie A named reference to another repository location

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15. What does git fetch do?

What does git fetch do? Deploys WordPress Deletes local changes Downloads remote history without merging it into the current branch Creates a commit

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16. What does git pull normally combine?

What does git pull normally combine? Deleting and cloning Fetching remote changes and integrating them into the current branch Staging and committing Testing and deploying

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17. What does git push do?

What does git push do? Sends local commits and reference updates to a remote repository Copies uncommitted files directly Runs WordPress updates Creates a local branch only

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18. What is .gitignore used for?

What is .gitignore used for? Describing intentionally untracked path patterns Encrypting configuration Removing committed secrets from history Defining PHP autoloading

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19. Should API keys or production passwords be committed to Git?

Should API keys or production passwords be committed to Git? Only on the main branch Yes, when the repository is private No, secrets require protected configuration and rotation if exposed Yes, inside JSON

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20. Why is Git not a complete substitute for database and media backups?

Why is Git not a complete substitute for database and media backups? Backups cannot contain code Git commits expire daily It normally versions source files, not all runtime data and uploaded assets Git cannot store text

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Focus on what crosses the client/server or local/remote boundary.

1. What is Git?

2. What is a Git repository?

3. What is the Git working tree?

4. What does git status show?

5. What does git diff normally help inspect?

6. What is the staging area?

7. What does git add do?

8. What is a Git commit?

9. What makes a useful commit message?

10. What is a Git branch?

11. What does git switch primarily do?

12. What does a Git merge do?

13. What is a merge conflict?

14. What is a Git remote?

15. What does git fetch do?

16. What does git pull normally combine?

17. What does git push do?

18. What is .gitignore used for?

19. Should API keys or production passwords be committed to Git?

20. Why is Git not a complete substitute for database and media backups?