The ccPhp Framework: Installation

24 May



  1. Create or choose a working directory, e.g., ~/work.  We will install the framework directory and project directories.[sourcecode language=”bash” light=”true”]
    mkdir ~/work
    cd ~/work
  2. Get the framework core sources from download and unpack or from the subversion repository.
    svn checkout ccPhp

    The framework can be installed anywhere; the project specific file simply needs to find and include the ccApp.php that is part of the framework.

  3. Copy the sample_project directory from the ccPhp directory for your project:
    cp -r ccPhp/sample_project my_project

    This directory will contain a “public” directory with a .htaccess and index.php file which probably won’t need to be changed.

  4. Create js, css, imgs, etc. directories, as needed, in the public directory.
  5. The public directory needs to be visible to the public; i.e., the web server needs to access this directory. Create a symlink from the web-directory to the public-facing directory.  If ~/www/htdocs is the web server’s document root, the following would the project code to be accessed via
    cd ~/www/htdocs
    ln -s ~/work/my_project/public web

    The public directory can be, essentially, placed or referenced anywhere in server’s document-root directory hierarchy, as necessary for users to be able to reach your application. If you want the app to be served at the URL root, then the server’s document-root should be pointed to the public directory.

  6. Customize the config.php for your project.
  7. Code your application as a series of ccPageInterface objects. (More about this another time).

Project Organization Flexibility

The framework was designed to support the various styles of file organization that developers prefer. The organization presented above is only one way. The only things that really need to be accomplished:

  • The project’s public directory can be located anywhere and called anything, so long as the web server can find it (if, even through a symlink).
  • The bulk of the project’s implementation code can be anywhere, so long as the project’s default startup file (i.e., index.php) can find the project code.
  • The framework can be located anywhere so long as the project’s code can include its ccApp.php.

The organization described in this document implements the preceding, by:

  • Each project contains a “public” directory that is symlinked from the web servers’ document root directory hierarchy.
  • A project contains an initialization config.php file that is included by the index.php in the public directory.
  • The config.php file includes a reference to the framework’s ccApp.php. file. The project directories are in the same directory as the framework.

What’s next?

What can you do with this? Follow my other posts about the ccPhp Framework for more information, arriving soon!

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