How to Install PHPCI on NixOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will cover the steps required to install PHPCI on NixOS Latest. PHPCI is an open-source continuous integration tool that can be used to test and deploy web applications.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, ensure that you have:

1. A working installation of NixOS.
2. Internet Connectivity.
3. Root access on your system.

Install PHP

PHPCI requires PHP 7.1 or later. To install PHP, run the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.php

You can verify the installation by running these commands:

php -v

Install PHPCI

1. Create a new PHP project:

   composer create-project block8/phpci --keep-vcs
   

   This command will create a new PHP project in the current directory.

2. Install Dependencies:

   composer install
   

3. Configure PHPCI:

   sudo nano phpci.yml
   

   You can set your database credentials and other settings in this file.

4. Setup Database:

   ./console phpci:install
   

   This command will create the required database schema and tables.

5. Configure Web Server:

   You can use any web server of your choice. Here, we will use Nginx.

   sudo nix-env -iA nixos.nginx
   sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
   

   Add the following configuration at the end of the file:

   server {
       listen 80;
       server_name your-domain.com;
       root /path/to/phpci/public;
       index index.php index.html;
   
       location / {
           try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
       }
   
       location ~ \.php$ {
           fastcgi_param PHP_VALUE "error_log=/var/log/nginx/php.log";
           fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.sock;
           fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
           include fastcgi_params;
       }
   }
   

   Replace your-domain.com and /path/to/phpci/public with your own values.

6. Restart Nginx:

   sudo systemctl restart nginx
   

7. Open your web browser and enter the URL of your PHPCI installation. You should see the PHPCI dashboard.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have covered the steps required to install PHPCI on NixOS Latest. You can now use PHPCI to test and deploy your web applications.

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