advanced app - requirements.php - ln command incorrect

[chris68]

The comment line ln requirements.php ../requirements.php is incorrect. It is ln . Besides, the web dir is two levels below.
So it should be ln ../../requirements.php requirements.php if one is sitting in the web dir.

And even if you do it like that it will not work from the web since the $frameworkPath is then incorrect. So one actually needs to copy it into the web root and then change the paths.

[chris68]

A solution might be as follows:

<?php
/**
 * Application requirement checker script.
 *
 * In order to run this script use the following console command:
 * php requirements.php
 *
 * In order to run this script from the web, you should copy it to the web root.
 * If you are using Linux you can create a hard link instead, using the following command:
 * ln ../../requirements.php requirements.php 
 */

// you may need to adjust this path to the correct Yii framework path
$frameworkPath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/yii';
if (!is_dir($frameworkPath)) {
    // situation where the script is called from within the web root; so fix it to support both locations
    $frameworkPath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../vendor/yiisoft/yii2/yii';
}

[chris68]

@cebe : It still think it will not work with this ln.

The ln syntax is wrong
2.
Even if I use the correct one the relative paths when starting the requirements file will not be correct. See my comments above - only that code worked for me!

[cebe]

The comment above the $frameworkPath line tells you that you need to adjust the path when you move the file. whats the problem with it?

// you may need to adjust this path to the correct Yii framework path

[chris68]

What is the purpose of the ln instruction then? If I move it I need to change it - ok.

However, if i ln it I would like to keep it like it is. Because otherwise I need to copy it and cannot link it.

Or do I miss something?

[cebe]

Ah, got it. Changed the docs to use symllinks instead of hardlinks to make __FILE__ point to the right place.

[chris68]

Ok. Explain a lot. But still the syntax of ln is just vice versa. And you should exchange the hard link in the text by soft or symbolic link.

ln [OPTION]... [-T] TARGET LINK_NAME

[cebe]

fixed, thanks