How to Install PHPCI on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of PHPCI (PHP Continuous Integration) on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following requirements:

  • A user account with sudo access.
  • A running instance of Alpine Linux Latest.
  • PHP 5.6 or later installed on your system.
  • Git installed on your system.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

PHPCI requires several PHP extensions to function properly. To install these dependencies, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo apk add php php-cli php-json php-phar php-dom php-pdo php-pdo_mysql git

Step 2: Download PHPCI

Next, you need to download PHPCI from the official GitHub repository. To do so, run the following command:

sudo git clone https://github.com/phpci/phpci.git /var/www/html/phpci

This will download the latest version of PHPCI and store it in the /var/www/html/phpci directory.

Step 3: Install PHPCI

To install PHPCI, navigate to the /var/www/html/phpci directory and run the following command:

sudo php console phpci:install

This will initiate the installation process, which will configure PHPCI with your system's settings.

Step 4: Configure PHPCI

After installing PHPCI, you need to make a few configuration changes before you can start using it. To configure PHPCI, open the /var/www/html/phpci/.env file in a text editor and make the following changes:

APP_ENV=prod
APP_SECRET=random-string-here
DATABASE_URL=mysql://db_user:[email protected]:3306/phpci

Replace db_user and db_password with your MySQL database username and password respectively.

Step 5: Run PHPCI

To run PHPCI, navigate to the /var/www/html/phpci directory and run the following command:

sudo php console phpci:run

This will start the PHPCI server, which you can then access through your web browser at http://localhost.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHPCI on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now use PHPCI to perform continuous integration and testing for your PHP projects.