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This is a page for taking notes for current workflow process. Intended for further processing and organization. | This is a page for taking notes for current workflow process. Intended for further processing and organization. | ||
== | == Installation == | ||
* ''Tested on Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS, Apache/2.4.9, PHP 5.5.15RC1, Laravel (5.0; installer version 1.2.0) / medium / less than 10 minutes | * ''Tested on Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS, Apache/2.4.9, PHP 5.5.15RC1, Laravel (5.0; installer version 1.2.0) / medium / less than 10 minutes | ||
=== Prerequisite environment setup === | |||
Make sure you have PHP 5.4 or greater version installed. On a Debian-derived distribution such as Ubuntu, it's as simple as <code># apt-get install php5</code>. | Make sure you have PHP 5.4 or greater version installed. On a Debian-derived distribution such as Ubuntu, it's as simple as <code># apt-get install php5</code>. | ||
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=== Files and applications === | |||
Download Laravel installer using Composer. | Download Laravel installer using Composer. | ||
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Make sure to restart the httpd (i.e. <code>$ service apache2 restart</code> on Ubuntu). | Make sure to restart the httpd (i.e. <code>$ service apache2 restart</code> on Ubuntu). | ||
=== Post-installation updates === | |||
Laravel installation through its own installer may not get the latest version, so execute <code>$ composer update</code> once from the project home directory. In this example, I'd run it from <span class="shell">/srv/www/sanban</span>. | Laravel installation through its own installer may not get the latest version, so execute <code>$ composer update</code> once from the project home directory. In this example, I'd run it from <span class="shell">/srv/www/sanban</span>. | ||
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I add the application short name as an extension to <span class="package">artisan</span> because I have multiple instances of Laravel applications and create links to corresponding <span class="package">artisan</span> executables. | I add the application short name as an extension to <span class="package">artisan</span> because I have multiple instances of Laravel applications and create links to corresponding <span class="package">artisan</span> executables. | ||
==== For unit testing ==== | |||
For compatibility reasons, it's better to use the composer-installed phpunit package. You can do this by running <code>$ composer update --dev</code> which will install phpunit package automatically. You may also want to create a symlink to it. This example creates a phpunit.sanban symlink which you can use for this particular instance. | For compatibility reasons, it's better to use the composer-installed phpunit package. You can do this by running <code>$ composer update --dev</code> which will install phpunit package automatically. You may also want to create a symlink to it. This example creates a phpunit.sanban symlink which you can use for this particular instance. | ||
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==== Personal preferences ==== | |||
I browse, search, and many other things all in CLI, and sometimes it's cumbersome to type in long path names. Symlinks to the rescue! I use <code>i</code> for <span class="shell">/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate</span>. | I browse, search, and many other things all in CLI, and sometimes it's cumbersome to type in long path names. Symlinks to the rescue! I use <code>i</code> for <span class="shell">/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate</span>. | ||