Deploy via FTP

This is a simple script package for deploying PHP projects to a shared hosting server via FTP or FTPS. It allows you to synchronize directories or upload individual files using lftp and curl.

Author

Name: Donatas Glodenis
Email: dg@lapas.info

Dependencies

This project has the following dependencies:

• bash: Used to run the deployment script itself;
• lftp: Used for synchronizing directories;
• curl: Used for uploading individual files;
• composer: Required for installing this package and updating the vendor directory before and after deployment.

Note: The project has been tested on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Ensure that bash, lftp, curl, and composer are installed and accessible in your system's PATH.

Installation

You can install this package via Composer by running these commands at the root of your project:

composer require dgvirtual/deploy-via-ftp:dev-master

Note: although the project will not be used on the production server, it should be installed using composer require and not require-dev, as the app removes all dev-only packages before deploying vendor directory, and it should not remove itself.

This will install the deploy-via-ftp package from your GitHub repository and make the deployment script available in your project.

Then you will be able to run the deploy script via command:

./vendor/dgvirtual/deploy-via-ftp/src/deploy.sh [options]

You can also add an entry to your project's composer.json scripts section:

    "scripts": {
        "deploy": "./vendor/dgvirtual/deploy-via-ftp/src/deploy.sh"
    }

to be able to run the script more conveniently as

composer deploy [options]

Usage

Synchronizing Directories

You can use the following commands to synchronize directories with your remote FTP server:

composer deploy app
composer deploy vendor
composer deploy public
composer deploy public dry-run

You can also combine multiple directories in a single command:

composer deploy app vendor

Available Arguments

• app: Synchronize the app directory only.
• vendor: Synchronize the vendor directory only.
• public: Synchronize the public_html directory only.
• dry-run: Perform dry run (without changing content on the server).

Uploading a Single File

To upload a single file, use the following command:

composer deploy onefile [local_path]

Example:

composer deploy onefile app/Controllers/Test.php

This will upload app/Controllers/Test.php to the corresponding location on your FTP server. The remote path will be determined based on the local path.

Configuration

Before you can use the deployment script, you need to configure your FTP settings.

1. On the first run, if the .ftp_config file is missing in the main project directory, the script will prompt you to create it by running an install.sh script.
2. The install.sh script will:
   • Copy ftp-config.example to .ftp_config.
   • Optionally add .ftp_config to your .gitignore file.
   • Instruct you to edit .ftp_config with your FTP credentials.

Example .ftp_config:

# .ftp_config
USERNAME="myname"
PASSWORD="mySecretPass"
PROTOCOL="ftps"  # or "ftp"
PORT=21
SERVER="ftp.example.com"

# Remote directories
REMOTE_APP="/myproject/app"
REMOTE_VENDOR="/myproject/vendor"
REMOTE_PUBLIC_HTML="/public_html"

# Exclusion patterns
APP_EXCLUDE_GLOBS=""
VENDOR_EXCLUDE_GLOBS=""
PUBLIC_EXCLUDE_GLOBS="--exclude-glob='uploads/*' --exclude-glob='index.php'"

# Local directories
LOCAL_APP="app"
LOCAL_VENDOR="vendor"
LOCAL_PUBLIC_HTML="public"

Edit this file with your FTP credentials and paths as needed.

Notes

• The script assumes that your project follows a structure where directories like app, vendor, and public_html are located in the base directory, while the server you deploy to places app and vendor inside myproject directory, which, along with public_html, is at the root of the directory structure accessible to ftp.
• Make sure to review the exclusion patterns in the .ftp_config file and adjust them to suit your project.

If you have any issues or need further assistance, feel free to contact the author at dg@lapas.info.

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This README.md file provides clear instructions for installing, configuring, and using the deploy-via-ftp script, tailored specifically for your needs.