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PHP web application deployment strategy

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:30 am
by tigor
I am new to PHP, so I am confused - what is recommended deployment strategy and recommended tools?
In orther words - lets say i am deploying next version of my application and I want to run some tests on that version.
What are recommended tools for running tests to verify code operabilty and functionality ? (say, something like Hudson server or Maven)

Thank you in advance.

Re: PHP web application deployment strategy

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:18 pm
by jonesi
I recommend that you get hold of Matt Zandstra's book 'PHP Objects, Patterns and Practice'. Lots of good stuff in there including: Chapter 19 - 'Automated Build with Phing'.

Re: PHP web application deployment strategy

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:59 am
by requinix
kevinloyed wrote:W3School is best resource for learning basic php.
No.

Re: PHP web application deployment strategy

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 3:43 pm
by kon
There are several different strategies that have to do with the background of the programmer / company – its size and many more. In the company I am working these days (that is not a very big one) we selected a 3 steps strategy. A local servers for alpha test , a server that is the same with the production (almost a mirror of it) for beta and after that step for golden release and of course production. To be honest there are few times when a project is deployed directly to the production server for beta and golden release steps, this shouldn’t be happened but it does.

Having working in a stricter environment I tend to agree that the security of the server, the app and the data there are more important than to make something faster. But in real life, some times, things aren’t ideal.