How to Install PHP Censor on FreeBSD Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the installation of PHP Censor on FreeBSD Latest. PHP Censor is an open-source continuous integration server that can build and test your project source code on every code push or pull request.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A FreeBSD Latest instance with root access
  • PHP version 7.1 or higher
  • MySQL or MariaDB
  • Composer, a PHP package manager

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To install PHP and its required extensions, use the following command:

$ pkg install php71 php71-mysqli php71-tokenizer php71-xml php71-mbstring php71-curl php71-gd

Next, install Composer by running:

$ pkg install composer

Step 2: Create a Database

Create a new database for PHP Censor by running the following command:

$ mysql -u root -p
Enter password: <enter your MySQL/MariaDB password>

mysql> CREATE DATABASE php_censor;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON php_censor.* TO 'phpcensor'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
mysql> exit

Replace "" with a secure password of your choice.

Step 3: Download PHP Censor

Download the latest version of PHP Censor from its GitHub repository using the following command:

$ cd /usr/local/www/
$ git clone https://github.com/php-censor/php-censor.git

Step 4: Install Dependencies

Navigate to the PHP Censor directory and install its dependencies using Composer:

$ cd php-censor/
$ composer install

Step 5: Configure PHP Censor

Rename the "config.dist.yml" file to "config.yml" and edit it to match your preferences:

$ cp config.dist.yml config.yml
$ nano config.yml

Update the database configuration by modifying the following:

database:
    driver: mysqli
    host: localhost
    port: 3306
    database: php_censor
    username: phpcensor
    password: <password>

Replace "" with the password that you set for the "phpcensor" user in step 2.

Step 6: Create the Required Directories

Create the directory structure that PHP Censor requires:

$ mkdir -p build/logs
$ mkdir -p build/artifacts
$ chmod -R 777 build

Step 7: Start the PHP Censor Server

Start the PHP Censor server using the following command:

$ php bin/console start --env prod

You should see output similar to the following:

PHP Censor started successfully on http://0.0.0.0:8080

Step 8: Access PHP Censor

Open a web browser and navigate to the URL displayed in the previous step to access the PHP Censor dashboard. By default, the username and password are "admin".

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed PHP Censor on FreeBSD Latest, which is ready to build and test your project source code.