PHPCI is a free and open-source continuous integration tool designed for PHP applications. It can be used to automate the testing and deployment process of PHP applications. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install PHPCI on Arch Linux.
Before starting this tutorial, you will need the following:
PHPCI is built in PHP and is installed using Composer. So, the first step is to install Composer on your Linux machine.
You can install Composer by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S composer
PHPCI requires a database to store the testing information. You can install MySQL or PostgreSQL database using the following command:
sudo pacman -S mysql postgresql
To install PHPCI, create a new directory where you want to install it. You can use the following command to Create a new directory:
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/phpci
Next, navigate to the directory using the CD command:
cd /var/www/html/phpci
Now, install PHPCI using the following command:
sudo composer create-project block8/phpci:stable
This command will download and install PHPCI in the current directory.
Once the PHPCI is installed, you need to configure it.
PHPCI configuration is stored in the .env file. You can create a new .env file by running the following command:
sudo cp .env.example .env
Next, open the .env file and add the database configuration details:
APP_ENV=local
APP_DEBUG=true
APP_KEY=base64:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
APP_URL=http://localhost
APP_NAME="PHPCI Development"
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=phpci
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=yourpassword
Don't forget to replace the 'yourpassword' part with your actual MySQL root password.
PHPCI is built to work with any web server that executes PHP scripts. However, it is recommended to use Apache or Nginx as your webserver because they are the most popular web servers available.
To use Apache as your web server, first, install it using the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache
Next, start the Apache service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start httpd
To start the Apache service on system startup, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable httpd
Now, create a new virtual host file to run PHPCI. You can create a new virtual host file using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Add the following virtual host configuration code:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/phpci/public
ServerName phpci.example.com
<Directory /var/www/html/phpci/public>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/phpci_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/phpci_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Don't forget to replace the phpci.example.com with your own domain name.
Save the file and exit.
Finally, restart the Apache service using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
To use Nginx as your web server, first, install it using the following command:
sudo pacman -S nginx
Next, start the Nginx service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start nginx
To start the Nginx service on system startup, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable nginx
Now, create a new virtual host file to run PHPCI. You can create a new virtual host file using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Add the following virtual host configuration code:
server {
listen 80;
server_name phpci.example.com;
root /var/www/html/phpci/public;
index index.php index.html index.htm;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Don't forget to replace the phpci.example.com with your own domain name.
Save the file and exit.
Finally, restart the Nginx service using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Now, you are ready to run PHPCI. Open your browser and navigate to the PHPCI URL.
For example, if you have set up Apache with 'phpci.example.com,' navigate to http://phpci.example.com and you will see the PHPCI dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHPCI on Arch Linux.
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