How to Install PHPCI on OpenBSD

PHPCI is a PHP-based continuous integration tool that automates builds and tests for different applications. This guide will show you how to install PHPCI on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

1. A running instance of OpenBSD
2. Apache web server and PHP already installed.

Installation Steps

Step 1 - Update the System

Update the system by running the following command in the terminal:

$ sudo pkg_add -u

Step 2 - Install PHP Composer

PHPCI uses PHP Composer to manage its dependencies. Install PHP Composer by running the command:

$ sudo pkg_add composer

Step 3 - Install PHPCI

Clone the PHPCI repository to your local machine. Run the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/php-ci/phpci.git /var/www/phpci

Note: You may need to create the www directory in /var.

Once you have cloned the repository, change the ownership of the directory to the Apache user, www:

$ sudo chown -R www:www /var/www/phpci

Step 4 - Install Additional Packages

PHPCI also requires some additional packages to function properly. Install these packages by running the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add php-mysql php-pgsql php7.3-gd php7.3-mbstring php7.3-tidy php7.3-curl

Step 5 - Create the Database

Create a new MySQL database and user for PHPCI:

$ sudo mysql -p
CREATE USER 'phpci'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
CREATE DATABASE phpci;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phpci.* TO 'phpci'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Note: Replace "password" with a secure password. You may also need to change "localhost" to the correct hostname.

Step 6 - Configure PHPCI

Copy the PHPCI/config.yml.dist file to PHPCI/config.yml:

$ cd /var/www/phpci
$ cp PHPCI/config.yml.dist PHPCI/config.yml

Edit the config.yml file with your MySQL database information:

database:
    type: mysql
    hostname: localhost
    port: 3306
    username: phpci
    password: password
    database: phpci

Note: Replace "password" with the password you set for the phpci user.

Step 7 - Configure Apache

Create a new virtual host for PHPCI:

$ sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/phpci.conf

Add the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName phpci.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/phpci/public

    ErrorLog /var/www/logs/phpci-error.log
    CustomLog /var/www/logs/phpci-access.log common

    <Directory /var/www/phpci/public>
        DirectoryIndex index.php
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
        RewriteEngine on
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
        RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [L]
    </IfModule>
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Step 8 - Restart Apache

Restart the Apache web server to apply the changes:

$ sudo /etc/rc.d/httpd restart

Step 9 - Visit PHPCI

Visit http://phpci.example.com (replace phpci.example.com with your server's hostname) in your web browser to access PHPCI.

You can now start using PHPCI to automate your build and test process for your applications🎉.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install PHPCI on OpenBSD. You also learned how to configure the PHPCI by setting up the database, Apache Web Server virtual host, PHP and MySQL installation. Let's start testing the code!

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