Openshift PHP Framework Stack

This cartridge can be used as a base to develop PHP applications relying on PHP frameworks requiring Composer to download dependencies (such as the ZendFramework or Symfony). The PHP version can be configured. By default, the FastCGI Process Manager (FPM) compilation option is enabled.

Quick Start

1. Create a do-it-yourself application in Openshift (see https://openshift.redhat.com/app/console/application_type/cart!diy-0.1)
2. Fill the Source Code text field with: https://github.com/JVerstry/openshift-php-framework-stack
3. Click Create Application and wait until ready
4. If you want to modify the PHP version to be built, clone the application's git repository locally, update DIST_PHP_VER in /misc/make.sh, then git commit and push this modification
5. If the PHP version to compile is less than 5.3.3, remove the fpm compilation options in /misc/make_php and git commit and push this modification
6. Visit your application's main page (e.g. https://myapp-mydomain.rhcloud.com/)
7. Click the last link to start the build, it will take about an hour
8. To activate Composer, clone the application's repository locally (or pull changes if you have already cloned it) and rename the _deploy file to deploy in the /.openshift/action_hooks/ directory
9. Commit this file
10. Make it executable with git update-index --chmod=+x .openshift/action_hooks/deploy
11. Commit this file again and push it too when the build is finished
12. Starting coding your PHP application

Using a PHP Framework

To demonstrate the usage of Composer, we will install the ZendFramework skeleton application:

1. Delete the index.cgi file in the /public directory
2. Rename the _deploy file to deploy in the /.openshift/action_hooks/ directory if you have not done so already
3. Commit this file
4. Make it executable with git update-index --chmod=+x .openshift/action_hooks/deploy
5. Commit this file again and push it too
6. Download the ZendFramework skeleton application as a .zip file from https://github.com/zendframework/ZendSkeletonApplication
7. Unzip this file at the root of your git repository (i.e., the content of /public in the .zip must be poured in your local /public directory)
8. Commit and push all modifications
9. During the git push, Composer will download all dependencies found in composer.json
10. Visit your application's main page (e.g. https://myapp-mydomain.rhcloud.com/)

A similar procedure can be used for other PHP frameworks.

About Apache Configuration

The Apache server configuration can be found and modified in /conf/httpd.conf.

FAQ

php -v returns PHP 5.3.3 (wrong version), why?

When you log into your application (with ssh for example), and type php -v after the installation, the returned version is the one of the default Openshift PHP installation in: /usr/bin/php. That is to be expected.

Your PHP files will, nevertheless, be processed with the version configured in /misc/make.sh. More information here: https://github.com/JVerstry/openshift-php-framework-stack/issues/2