How I can create installer for website. PHP mysql [closed]

Question

I have a website which made.

I need to know how i can create a installer for this site. Meaning when user upload the site on to they host first time they get option to inset they database details.

User insert they database details which then they change in config.php file.

also i have tables.sql which i like to run query

I try using

$text = file_get_contents();

but my querys fails as i do have around 32 tables i need to inset into database and all the necessary setting.

Answer 1

There is a number of tools that aim to achieve this, with different feature sets:

• http://www.apphp.com/php-easyinstaller/
• http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/package/3072.html
• http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/package/2543.html
• http://www.vadimg.com/2009/06/24/application-installer-wizard-class/
• http://github.com/SunboX/Php-Web-Application-Installer
• http://sourceforge.net/projects/upcase-project/
• http://sourceforge.net/projects/zzossinstaller/
• http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpappinstaller/
• http://sourceforge.net/projects/piap/

These are collected from a blogpost by cweiske

• http://cweiske.de/tagebuch/Generic%20PHP%20application%20installers.htm
• http://kore-nordmann.de/blog/0097_php_web_installer.html

If you dont need a generic tool, the easiest would be to write a simple install script and ask users to run it. This can be as easy as a single file that prints a form and asks for the required details. When submitted, do the necessary install routines.