Installation using a command line interface (CLI): Difference between revisions
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== Pre-requisites == | == Pre-requisites == | ||
* PHP CLI should be available | * PHP CLI should be available | ||
* WEBROOT/application/config/config.php should be available and populated with the automated install's parameters. | * '''WEBROOT/application/config/config.php''' should be available and populated with the automated install's parameters. | ||
* Folder permissions PHP Modules availability should match | * Folder permissions PHP Modules availability should match '''LimeSurvey''' needs | ||
* Empty MySQL database should be created and the database use user should be properly privileged for it. | * Empty MySQL database should be created and the database use user should be properly privileged for it. | ||
Revision as of 14:21, 13 July 2014
Introduction
When doing automated installs like in a Virtual Machine setup, we can use use LimeSurvey's (v2.x referred to here) CLI (Command Line interface) to good effect. The files used for this purpose (and for resetting passwords as well) are in the WEBROOT/application/commands folder, the one of interest here being console.php.
Pre-requisites
- PHP CLI should be available
- WEBROOT/application/config/config.php should be available and populated with the automated install's parameters.
- Folder permissions PHP Modules availability should match LimeSurvey needs
- Empty MySQL database should be created and the database use user should be properly privileged for it.
Usage
For illustration purposes here we assume the WEBROOT to be /var/www/limesurvey
cd /var/www/limesurvey/application/commands
php console.php
This will show:
Yii command runner (based on Yii v1.1.14) Usage: console.php <command-name> [parameters...] The following commands are available: - install - message - migrate - plugin - resetpassword - shell - webapp To see individual command help, use the following: console.php help <command-name>
What does not work
The following do not work:
cd /var/www/limesurvey/application/commands
php starter.php install limeadmin pwd123 Admin admin@mydomain.com
php starter.php limeadmin pwd123 Admin admin@mydomain.com
The following works
cd /var/www/limesurvey/application/commands
php console.php install limeadmin pwd123 Admin admin@sunbit.co.in
It outputs the following text:
/var/www/limesurvey/installer/sql/create-mysql.sql