Overview By default, uploaded files are stored under /tmp, which is outside the pivot root of your account’s filesystem. These files may be accessed only by PHP. In certain circumstances, you may want to keep a copy of uploaded files for debugging. Solution Upload path can be adjusted by changing PHP’s tunable…
Laravel provides a static cache utility via Artisan to collapse configuration under config/ into a single file to boost performance. Configuration may be cached using: php artisan config:cache When run from terminal, the paths provided may be incorrectly referenced when the application is accessed from the web resulting in application errors….
Overview PHP can fail for a variety of reasons. This is a growing list of reasons for which a PHP script may fail or behave inconsistently: Please note, some of this information may not apply as new .htaccess php directives no longer work in favor of using .user.ini with php-fpm….
Overview Default PHP settings may be viewed either as a standalone page or within an application using phpinfo() or ini_get(). Default Environment Settings To view your default environment settings, create a file named phpinfo.php inside your document root. Inside this file, include the following line: <?php phpinfo(); ?> Access the…
Overview Laravel is a PHP framework built around abstraction: do more with less coding. Laravel runs off PHP and MySQL. It is supported on any package, but works best with a package that supports terminal access. For this guide, we will assume terminal access is available. Installation Begin by logging…
Overview Certain default PHP settings may be insufficient for an application. For example, it may be necessary to accept large file uploads or display errors on-screen to facilitate rapid prototyping during early stages of an application. Solution PHP settings may be changed 3 ways, each with varying scope. All settings except…
Overview Composer is a dependency manager for PHP akin to npm for Node and Bundler for Ruby. Composer is provided with hosting accounts on all v5+ platforms. On an older platform? Request a platform migration! This guide covers installing a local copy of Composer on your account. Installing You may download…
Overview During early development of a PHP application or to debug a problem, errors should be displayed in-browser to help spot typos, undefined variables, misconfiguration, and other logic flaws. Solution Enable display_errors and increase verbosity in error_reporting within PHP. As an example, configuration within a .htaccess would be: php_flag display_errors On php_value error_reporting 9999999 Caveats Some…
Overview When attempting to access a file in PHP, the script will yield a warning similar to: Warning: fopen(): open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/var/www/myresource) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/virtual/site2/fst:/var/www/html:/usr/local:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/etc:/tmp:/proc:/dev:/.socket) in /home/virtual/site2/fst/var/www/html/myfile.php on line 3 Cause This is caused by mistakenly referencing a path within a pivot root…
Overview By default, file uploads are restricted to less than 32 MB, on a server-by-server basis, to prevent abuse by unauthorized activity. If you need a larger allowance, a few variables are necessary to tune. Solution Allowing larger file uploads consists of three tunable variables. These variables may be tuned…