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devinterx/heroku-buildpack-php
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Toolkit for starting a PHP application locally, with or without foreman, using the same config for PHP/HHVM and Apache2/Nginx as on Heroku

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Heroku buildpack: PHP
=====================

[](#heroku-buildpack-php)

This is a [Heroku buildpack](http://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/buildpacks) for PHP applications.

It uses Composer for dependency management, supports PHP or HHVM (experimental) as runtimes, and offers a choice of Apache2 or Nginx web servers.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

You'll need to use at least an empty `composer.json` in your application.

```
heroku config:set BUILDPACK_URL=https://github.com/heroku/heroku-buildpack-php
echo '{}' > composer.json
git add .
git commit -am "add composer.json for PHP app detection"

```

Please refer to [Dev Center](https://devcenter.heroku.com/categories/php) for further usage instructions.

Development
-----------

[](#development)

### Compiling Binaries

[](#compiling-binaries)

The folder `support/build` contains [Bob](http://github.com/kennethreitz/bob-builder) build scripts for all binaries and dependencies.

To get started with it, create a Python app (*Bob* is a Python application) on Heroku inside a clone of this repository, and set your S3 config vars:

```
$ heroku create --buildpack https://github.com/heroku/heroku-buildpack-python
$ heroku ps:scale web=0
$ heroku config:set WORKSPACE_DIR=/app/support/build
$ heroku config:set AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
$ heroku config:set AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
$ heroku config:set S3_BUCKET=
$ heroku config:set S3_PREFIX=

```

Then, shell into an instance and run a build by giving the name of the formula inside `support/build`:

```
$ heroku run bash
Running `bash` attached to terminal... up, run.6880
~ $ bob build php-5.5.11RC1

Fetching dependencies... found 2:
  - libraries/zlib
  - libraries/libmemcached
Building formula php-5.5.11RC1:
    === Building PHP
    Fetching PHP v5.5.11RC1 source...
    Compiling PHP v5.5.11RC1...

```

If this works, run `bob deploy` instead of `bob build` to have the result uploaded to S3 for you.

To speed things up drastically, it'll usually be a good idea to `heroku run bash --size PX` instead.

If the dependencies are not yet deployed, you can do so by e.g. running `bob deploy libraries/zlib`.

### Hacking

[](#hacking)

To work on this buildpack, fork it on Github. You can then use [Anvil with a local buildpack](https://github.com/ddollar/anvil-cli#iterate-on-buildpacks-without-pushing-to-github) to easily iterate on changes without pushing each time.

Alternatively, you may push changes to your fork (ideally in a branch if you'd like to submit pull requests), then create a test app with `heroku create --buildpack ` and push to it.

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity77

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 90.8% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~5 days

Total

53

Last Release

4105d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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