PHP Censor is a free, open-source continuous integration tool designed specifically for PHP developers. It allows developers to automate their build, test and deployment process to ensure that their code is working properly throughout its development lifecycle. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install PHP Censor on a Windows 10 machine.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following requirements in place:
Step 1: Download PHP Censor
To download PHP Censor, go to the official GitHub repository. You can download PHP Censor by clicking on the "Code" button and selecting "Download ZIP".
Step 2: Extract the files
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded PHP Censor ZIP file to any folder of your choice. We recommend extracting it to your Xampp's htdocs folder so that it can be accessed via your web server.
Step 3: Install dependencies
Before we can run PHP Censor, we need to install its dependencies. To do this, navigate to the folder where PHP Censor is extracted, and run the following command in the command line interface:
composer install
This will install all necessary dependencies required by PHP Censor.
Step 4: Configure the database
Next, we need to configure the database that PHP Censor will use to store its data. Create a new MySQL database on your web server via PhpMyAdmin or a similar web-based administration tool.
After creating the database, we need to set up PHP Censor to connect to it. To do this, copy the config.yml.dist file to config.yml and modify the following configuration to match your newly created database:
db:
$dsn: "mysql:host=localhost;dbname=php-censor"
$username: "root"
$password: "password"
Step 5: Start the application
Once everything is configured, we can start PHP Censor by running the following command in the command line interface from the folder where PHP Censor is extracted:
vendor/bin/php-censor
Step 6: Access PHP Censor
After starting PHP Censor, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/php-censor. If everything is set up correctly, you should now see the PHP Censor dashboard.
This concludes our tutorial on how to install PHP Censor on a Windows 10 machine. Once you have PHP Censor up and running, you can use it to automate your testing and deployment process for your PHP applications. Remember to keep your database credentials secure and to follow best practices when working with sensitive data.
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