How to deploy and run a zend project on a server?

Question

I have a question about deploying Zend project on a server. On localhost I used virtual host to set the document root to the public/index.php folder.

• How should I deploy it now? I have copied whole my project on the server but it is not working as all my paths are wrong (as all are set up relative to the public folder).
• What should I do? Is is possible to set all my paths relative to the my home path on the server? How can I redirect my application to any controller in this situation? Or maybe I just need to create virtual host on the server but I do not have permission to do it:/?

I need some advices, thank you

---

Application.ini :

[production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 0
phpSettings.display_errors = 0
includePaths.library = APPLICATION_PATH "/../library"
bootstrap.path = APPLICATION_PATH "/Bootstrap.php"
bootstrap.class = "Bootstrap"
appnamespace = "Application"
resources.frontController.controllerDirectory = APPLICATION_PATH "/controllers"
resources.frontController.params.displayExceptions = 0
resources.layout.layoutPath = APPLICATION_PATH "/layouts/scripts/"


resources.view[] =

resources.db.isDefaultTableAdapter = true
resources.db.adapter = PDO_MYSQL
resources.db.params.charset = "utf8"
resources.db.params.host = HOST
resources.db.params.username = "p"
resources.db.params.password = "***"
resources.db.params.dbname = "p"

[staging : production]

[testing : production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 1
phpSettings.display_errors = 1

[development : production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 1
phpSettings.display_errors = 1
resources.frontController.params.displayExceptions = 1

---

Index.php:

<?php

// Define path to application directory
defined('APPLICATION_PATH')
    || define('APPLICATION_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../application'));

// Define application environment
defined('APPLICATION_ENV')
    || define('APPLICATION_ENV', (getenv('APPLICATION_ENV') ? getenv('APPLICATION_ENV') : 'production'));

defined('DESTINATION_IMAGES') || define('DESTINATION_IMAGES', './usersImages/');
defined('TRUE_STORY_EMAIL') || define('TRUE_STORY_EMAIL', '[email protected]');
defined('TRUE_STORY_NAME') || define('TRUE_STORY_NAME', 'True story team');

// Ensure library/ is on include_path
set_include_path(implode(PATH_SEPARATOR, array(
    realpath(APPLICATION_PATH . '/../library'),
    get_include_path(),
)));

/** Zend_Application */
require_once 'Zend/Application.php';

// Create application, bootstrap, and run
$application = new Zend_Application(
    APPLICATION_ENV,
    APPLICATION_PATH . '/configs/application.ini'

);
$application->bootstrap()
            ->run();

---

.htaccss:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -s [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
RewriteRule ^.*$ index.php [NC,L]

---

phpinfo();

w Loaded Modules I have mod_rewrite so probably is enabled.

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--------EDIT 04.05.2011 -----

I have deployed the project once again on the server and I have set RewriteBase /~user2/Project2/public

And now the URL mapping is working (probably the first time was an error when I deployed it that is why it was not working).

But I still have problems with the project. When I go to the Auth controller :

public function indexAction() {
        // action body

        $form = new Application_Form_Login();
        $request = $this->getRequest();
        if ($request->isPost()) {
            if ($form->isValid($request->getPost())) {
                try {
                    if ($this->_process($form->getValues())) {
                        $userDT = new Application_Model_DbTable_User();
                        $idUser = Zend_Auth::getInstance()->getIdentity()->id;
                        if ($userDT->isConfirmed($idUser)) {
                            $this->_helper->redirector->gotoRoute(
                                    array(
                                        'controller' => 'index',
                                        'action' => 'index'
                                    )
                            );
                        } else {
                            $form->setDescription('Your account is not confirmed!');
                            Zend_Auth::getInstance()->clearIdentity();
                            $this->_helper->redirector->gotoRoute(
                                    array(
                                        'controller' => 'Registration',
                                        'action' => "step",
                                        'idUser' => $idUser
                                    )
                            );
                        }
                    } else {
                        $form->setDescription('There was an error. Try to log in once again please');
                    }
                } catch (Exception $e) {
                    echo $e->getMessage();
                }
            }
        }
        $this->view->form = $form;
    } 

On the page I can see only :  and I do not know what it means as I check that redirecting in different Controller is working what mean that my project see the zend libraries so I can not understand why it does not create the form in the view ?

The view:

<?php $this->headTitle('Login'); ?>
<h1>Login</h1>
<?php echo $this->form->setAction($this->url()); ?>

Solution

Simply copy your project on your server and set the domain directory pointer to the public folder. In most cases that should do the job.

Another approach is to setup a vhost file and set the document root. You need this if you want a zf project to be accessible with a subdomain.

But this is more a server configuration question.

Application.ini:

[production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 1
phpSettings.display_errors = 1
includePaths.library = APPLICATION_PATH "/../library"
bootstrap.path = APPLICATION_PATH "/Bootstrap.php"
bootstrap.class = "Bootstrap"
appnamespace = "Application"
resources.frontController.moduleDirectory = APPLICATION_PATH "/modules"
resources.modules = ''

resources.frontController.params.displayExceptions = 1
resources.layout.layoutPath = APPLICATION_PATH "/layouts/scripts/"
resources.frontController.defaultControllerName = "home"
resources.frontController.params.prefixDefaultModule = "1"

//some db setup

[staging : production]

[testing : production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 1
phpSettings.display_errors = 1

[development : production]
phpSettings.display_startup_errors = 1
phpSettings.display_errors = 1
resources.frontController.params.displayExceptions = 1

.htaccess:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -s [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
RewriteRule ^.*$ index.php [NC,L]

I hope you didn't change the index.php file because you shouldn't:

// Define path to application directory
defined('APPLICATION_PATH')
    || define('APPLICATION_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../application'));

// Define application environment
defined('APPLICATION_ENV')
    || define('APPLICATION_ENV', (getenv('APPLICATION_ENV') ? getenv('APPLICATION_ENV') : 'production'));

// Ensure library/ is on include_path
set_include_path(implode(PATH_SEPARATOR, array(
    realpath(APPLICATION_PATH . '/../library'),
    get_include_path(),
)));

/** Zend_Application */
require_once 'Zend/Application.php';

// Create application, bootstrap, and run
$application = new Zend_Application(
    APPLICATION_ENV,
    APPLICATION_PATH . '/configs/application.ini'
);
$application->bootstrap()
            ->run();

Comments

[canimbenim]

But where is the configuration of the domain directory pointer? Should I change my .htaccess file? But how to do it? As directory to my index.php is [http://] domain.uk/~user2/Project2/public/index.php How to set the domain directory pointer to this directory? If I will set it it will work like document root for the project2?

[DarkLeafyGreen]

If you do not have configuration access to the server it will Be hard to get your project running. What Error message do you have?

[canimbenim]

I do not have any error, I have problem with directories as all are set relatively to the [http://] domain.uk/~user2/Project2/public/index.php and it is not working as all links are wrong now. I do not know how can I set the directory root for my project to this: [http://] domain.uk/~user2/Project2/public folder On localhost I have virtual host to this folder and my zend project working but when I deployed it on the server I have problems with all directories :/ so I all the time have page not found error when I click any link and even my CSS has wrong directory :/

[canimbenim]

I can not even go to any controller when I try to do it like: [http://] domain.uk/~user2/Project2/application/conrollername/index.ph‌​p It looks like the files are only stored on the server but the zend framework is not working I have no idea what to do - for me is only one solution to create virtual host on the server for this project as it will not work I think:/

[canimbenim]

I have a question: is any possibility to the zend project work on localhost without virtual host?

[DarkLeafyGreen]

Don't you get a 404 error? It is possible that you haven't modrewrite activated on server, call phpinfo() and have a look if modrewrite is enabled. It is hard to resolve you problem because it is not obviouse if it is a wrong application or server setup. I edit my post with my application.ini setup

[canimbenim]

When I go directly to the ../public/index.php I do not have 404 error but when I click for example login link which in helper looks like this:$loginUrl = $this->view->url(array('controller' => 'Auth', 'action' => 'index')); return "<a href='" . $loginUrl . "'>Login</a>"; The path on the server looks like: ..../Project2/public/Auth it looks like url mapping is not working :/

[canimbenim]

You were right it should work, I have created my own server and deployed there my project and now it is working. It was enough to set RewriteBase to my public folder, thanks