mazamengr / dev-vm

Debian 7 based Vagrant LAMP VM

Debian 7 based Vagrant LAMP VM

What does this do?

This Vagrant VM is desgined for PHP development. It provides a LAMP stack with Apache, PHP and MySql. It also includes common utilities for modern PHP development such as Git for source code control and Composer for dependency management.

What do I need to run this

• MacOS or Linux
• VirtualBox 4.3.6
• Vagrant 1.4.3

What's included?

• Debian 7RC1 x64
• Apache 2.2.22
• MySQL 5.5.33
• PHP 5.4.4-14
• Curl u
• Git 1.7.10
• Composer
• Sass 3.1.19
• Compass

How do I get up and running?

Create a new folder on your system where to pull down and install the VM.

Then clone this repo by running:

git clone [email protected]:mazamengr/dev-vm.git .

Note: the ( . ) period character at the end of the line will force the git repo to be cloned in your current directory. Make sure that you are in the correct folder

Mapping a local folder into the Vagrant VM

By default the Vagrant VM maps to your /Users/user-name/Sites directory. If you do not have this directory, you should create it first as it will cause vagrant up to fail and the VM will not start.

You MUST at least change this in the Vagrantfile to your user-name as it is currently set to mine. Open the Vagrantfile in your favorite editor and change the path in the following line:

config.vm.synced_folder "/Users/waqas/Sites", "/var/www", :mount_options => ["dmode=777", "fmode=666"]

to a folder on your local system. It doesn ot have to be your ~/Sites folder if you wish.

Once the repo has been cloned simply bring up the VM by running:

vagrant up

Note: this may take a while as the first time the VM is "upped" it has to provision all the tools such as Apache, etc. If you don't understand what all these terms mean, don't worry. The VM will be up and running soon enough.

Once the output has completed and you're returned back to the command prompt, the VM should be running.

You can double check this by typing vagrant status at the command prompt.

Accessing the VM

You can log into the VM by running vagrant ssh at the command prompt.

Once you're logged in, you can run composer to setup projects, use git etc.

Shutting down the VM

To shut down, simply type vagrant halt.

Happy Developing!