Build and Deploy a PHP Application using Oracle Developer Cloud Service

Purpose

This tutorial shows you how to build a PHP REST API application in Oracle Developer Cloud Service and deploy it to Oracle Application Container Cloud Service.

Time to Complete

30 minutes

Background

You can use Oracle Developer Cloud Service to build a PHP application, package it, and then deploy to Oracle Application Container Cloud Service without leaving the Oracle Developer Cloud Service interface.

Context

In this tutorial, you will build and deploy the the RESTful API application described in the Oracle Application Container Cloud Service: Building a RESTful API with PHP tutorial. You should go through the Building a RESTful API with PHP tutorial to learn about the PHP application and its files before you continue with this tutorial.

This tutorial also expects you to be familiar with creating a project and committing files to the project Git repository.

What Do You Need?

• An active subsription to Oracle Developer Cloud Service and Oracle Application Container Cloud Service

• The PHP sample application: phpEmployeeAPI.zip

  The phpEmployeeAPI.zip contains the complete PHP application with source code.

In this section, you will create an Oracle Developer Cloud Service project and upload the PHP applucation source code files to the project Git repository.

1. Create an Oracle Developer Cloud Service project.

   You can follow the instructions described in the Creating an Oracle Developer Cloud Service Project tutorial.

2. Clone the Oracle Developer Cloud Service project Git repository and commit the files of the PHP application.

   You can follow the instructions described in the Cloning an Oracle Developer Cloud Service Project Git Repository Using a CLI tutorial.

After the PHP application files are pushed to the project Git repository, open the Code page and verify the files.

In this section you will create a build job in Oracle Developer Cloud Service that will package the application and create an archive file.

1. In the navigation bar of the Oracle Developer Cloud Service project, click Build.

   

2. In the Jobs Overview page, click New Job.

   

3. In the Job Name field of the New Job dialog, enter PHPSampleApp and click Save.

   

4. In the Source Control tab, select the Git option. In the Repository field, select the Git repository that contains the PHP application code files.

   

5. In the Build Steps tab, open the Add Build Step menu and select Execute Shell.

   

6. In the Command field, enter the following command to package and create an archive file of the application.

   zip -r phpEmployeeAPI.zip *

   

7. In the Post Build tab, select the Archive the Artifacts check box. In the Files to Archive field, enter phpEmployeeAPI.zip.

   

8. Click Save.

   

9. In the Job Details page, click Build Now.

   

10. In the Build Hisotry table, track the build's status.

    

After the build is successful, you will notice the archive file in the Artifacts of Last Successful Build section.

In this section you will create a deployment configuration that will deploy to the PHP application archive to Oracle Application Container Cloud Service.

1. In the navigation bar of the Oracle Developer Cloud Service project, click Deploy.

   

2. In the Deploy Configuration page, click New Configuration.

   

3. In the New Deployment Configuration page, enter the following details:

   • Configuration Name: Enter PHPSampleApp

     The same name is automatically populated in the Application Name field.

   • Deployment Target: Select a predefined Oracle Application Container Cloud Service target or create one.

   • ACCS Properties: In Runtime, select PHP. In Subscription, select Hourly.

   • Type: Select OnDemand.

   • Job: Select PHPSampleAppJob.

   • Build: Select the last successful build number.

   • Artifact: Select the archive file name phpEmployeeAPI.zip.

   Some of the above fields might get populated automatically and do not require manual entry.

   

   If you want to create a deployment target, click New and select Application Container Cloud.

   

   Enter the details in the dialog that opens and then click Test Connection. When the connection is successful, click Use Connection.

   

4. Click Save and Deploy.

Wait for the deployment to complete. Click the configuration name to open the deployed application in the browser.

If requried, follow the database configuration steps described in the Adding the Service Binding section of the Building a RESTful API with PHP tutorial to add the database service binding.

• Oracle Application Container Cloud Service: Building a RESTful API with PHP tutorial

• Creating an Oracle Developer Cloud Service Project tutorial.

• Cloning an Oracle Developer Cloud Service Project Git Repository Using a CLI tutorial