The current installer option pretty much allows all that now very simply via the installer and a terminal window. Unless you're thinking of something along the lines of a web installer or have some other scenario in mind.
You just need to supplement things with a bootstrap.sh script that: -> creates lib/vendor -> downloads/extracts or svn export http://svn.symfony-project.com/branches/version -> calls symfony generate:project --installer=[PATH|URL]/sfInstaller.php sfInstaller.php does the rest (http://www.symfony-project.org/blog/2009/06/10/new-in-symfony-1-3-project-creation-customization). You can prompt the user for everything you need (DB name, username, etc) and call any tasks (Doctrine:build-all-reload, project:permissions). The only option that might be missing is that there isn't a check_config task from within the framework/installer - so you can't run a self-check. On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:42:57 +0200, Sid Bachtiar <[email protected]> wrote: > > A generic installer would be something like: > > - System checks environment requirements, the usual: php version, > apache version, mod rewrite, gd (plugins may add more requirements) > - User enter database name, user, password > - System creates necessary database structures (table, etc, etc) > - System check that cache, log, and upload folder are writable > (plugins may register additional folder) > > I'm sure there'll be a couple more, but they would still be pretty > generic. > > Yes, a Symfony app can be more specialised and more complex, but I'd > say most Symfony apps we develop can use such generic installer almost > out of the box. Just like so many projects have benefited from > sfGuardPlugin, even though not necessarily that ALL projects use > sfGuardPlugin. > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 12:25 AM, Gareth McCumskey <[email protected]> > wrote: >> No it wouldn't. Wordpress is a CRM system at its heart and thats really >> all >> its there for. symfony is much lower level than that and you cannot >> have a >> generic installer created for it because there are far too many possible >> variables to consider and so many different ways you can develop an >> application with symfony that a single installer would never be able to >> meet >> all the demands of the developers. >> >> THATS why symfony is popular, because it isn't a CRM application, and it >> allows you to do far more the way you want for your own needs, >> including how >> you want to deploy it. >> >> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 1:16 AM, Sid Bachtiar <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> > sf provides all the parts to make installers - you just need to glue >>> 'em >>> > together. >>> >>> Correct! And it would make it easier to spread Symfony to the mass if >>> it has a generic installer built in. >>> >>> I know, I know, what don't I build it myself? I'd like to, but at the >>> moment I'm pretty stretched out. >>> >>> But it also good to talk about it first, someone might points out why >>> this is difficult, etc, etc. >>> >>> A Symfony open source project called Siwapp (an invoicing system) >>> tried/tries/trying to have this kind of installer (www.siwapp.org). >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> >>> Sid >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:09 PM, david <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > Wordpress is an application, Symfony is a framework that you can use >>> to >>> > build applications. >>> > sf provides all the parts to make installers - you just need to glue >>> 'em >>> > together. >>> > >>> > On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:32:18 +0200, Jake Barnes >>> <[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Oct 5, 2:54 am, Eno <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, 5 Oct 2009, Sid Bachtiar wrote: >>> >>> > I was trying to look something more for non-developer. >>> >>> >>> >>> > Let's say I developed a website then when I give the source code >>> to >>> >>> > my >>> >>> > client (who isn't computer illiterate, but is not familiar with >>> >>> > Symfony); at the moment I'll have to teach them a lot of things >>> on >>> >>> > how >>> >>> > to install/deploy, symfony commands (clear cache), how to change >>> >>> > database settings, and so on. >>> >>> >>> >>> Frankly, what you're asking makes no sense. Deploying a web site is >>> >>> not >>> >>> something you can just give to someone who is not technical. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> One of the big weaknesses of Symfony is that it can not be deployed >>> as >>> >> easily as WordPress. The fact that non-technical people have an easy >>> >> time installing WordPress gives WordPress much of its presence on >>> the >>> >> web scene. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ >>> > >>> > > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Blue Horn Ltd - System Development >>> http://bluehorn.co.nz >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Gareth McCumskey >> http://garethmccumskey.blogspot.com >> twitter: @garethmcc >> >> > >> > > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "symfony users" group. 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