How to Install PHP Censor on macOS

PHP Censor is an open-source continuous integration tool designed specifically for PHP development projects. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing PHP Censor on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed:

• PHP 7.1 or later
• Composer
• MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL

Installation Steps

1. Clone the PHP Censor repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/php-censor/php-censor.git

2. Change the current directory to the root of the cloned repository:

cd php-censor

3. Install the required dependencies using Composer:

composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader

4. Create a new MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL database for PHP Censor. You can use the command line or a GUI tool like phpMyAdmin or Adminer for this task.

5. Rename the config.yml.example file to config.yml:

mv config.yml.example config.yml

6. Open the config.yml file in a text editor and set the database credentials:

db:
    type: pdo_mysql  # or pdo_pgsql for PostgreSQL
    dbname: phpcensor
    host: localhost
    username: root
    password:

7. Configure the SMTP settings if you want to receive email notifications:

notifications:
  email_settings:
    enabled: true
    from_address: admin@example.com
    from_name: PHP Censor
    smtp_host: smtp.gmail.com
    smtp_port: 587
    smtp_username: your-email@example.com
    smtp_password: your-email-password
    smtp_encryption: tls

8. Set the URL of your PHP Censor installation:

site_url: http://localhost:8080

9. Set the log file location:

log_file: '/var/log/php-censor.log'

10. Run the following command to initialize the database tables:

php vendor/bin/phinx migrate -e production

11. Start the PHP built-in web server:

php -S localhost:8080 -t public public/index.php

12. Open a web browser and go to the URL http://localhost:8080 to access the PHP Censor dashboard.

That's it! You have successfully installed PHP Censor on macOS. You can now use it to automate your PHP project's testing and deployment workflows. Have fun!

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