Set up a PHP development box super fast


Installation

• Install VirtualBox
• Install vagrant using the installation instructions in the Getting Started document
• Clone this repository and cd into it
• Run vagrant up in order to set up the box using the ansible provisioner
• You should now have your working
  • Symfony2 Standard Edition under http://192.168.50.4:8081/
  • Laravel Quickstart example app under http://192.168.50.4:8082/

The installation process will create a folder symfony-standard inside the main directory of the repository. You can now start working inside this folder directly on your host computer using your favourite IDE. Changes done there will be reflected directly on the vagrant box as the directory is mounted in the vagrant box under /vagrant. Also you can login into the box using vagrant ssh and have the full control over processes etc.

As the provisioning using the ansible provisioner is very fast you can repeat the whole procedure at any time. In order to start fresh just run vagrant destroy and vagrant up. This will undo all you manual changes done on the vagrant box and provide you with a clean setup.

Installed components

• Nginx
• MySQL
• PHP 5.6
• php-fpm
• git
• Composer
• Symfony2 Standard Edition
• Laravel
• PHPUnit