AppFog is a cloud hosting platform and they are offering unlimited applications with in 2GB RAM usage. This is the best place to experiment your projects, specially for beginners. This post explains you how to setup an application and upload files into the AppFog hosting platform.
Live DemoJust create an account at AppFog.com and then you will find out the following screens.
Step 1
Choose an application technology.
Step 2
You can choose a cloud platform.
Step 3
Choose a subdomain
Mission Control
Here you can control the application instance.
Services
Choose database service.
CName Configuration
Go to your domain registration website and choose DNS settings and add new CName record.
Domain Names
Ruby
Install rubyinstaller for Windows
Update Source Code
Start -> Ruby -> Start Command Prompt
// Install appfog
C:\>gem install af
// Create a sample folder
C:\>mkdir test
// Copy files into test directory.
C:\>cd test
// AppFog Login
C:\test>af login
Attempting login to [https://api.appfog.com]
Email: [email protected]
Password: *******
// Upload files into AppFog could.
C:\test>af update app_domain_name // Eg: 9lessonsdemos
C:\>gem install af
// Create a sample folder
C:\>mkdir test
// Copy files into test directory.
C:\>cd test
// AppFog Login
C:\test>af login
Attempting login to [https://api.appfog.com]
Email: [email protected]
Password: *******
// Upload files into AppFog could.
C:\test>af update app_domain_name // Eg: 9lessonsdemos
dbconfig.php
Database configuration file for MySQL service.
$services_json = json_decode(getenv("VCAP_SERVICES"),true);
$mysql_config = $services_json["mysql-5.1"][0]["credentials"];
$username = $mysql_config["username"];
$password = $mysql_config["password"];
$hostname = $mysql_config["hostname"];
$port = $mysql_config["port"];
$db = $mysql_config["name"];
mysql_connect($hostname,$username,$password);
$mysql_config = $services_json["mysql-5.1"][0]["credentials"];
$username = $mysql_config["username"];
$password = $mysql_config["password"];
$hostname = $mysql_config["hostname"];
$port = $mysql_config["port"];
$db = $mysql_config["name"];
mysql_connect($hostname,$username,$password);
wp-config.php
If you want to setup Wordpress, just find and modify wp-config.php with below code.
$services_json = json_decode(getenv("VCAP_SERVICES"),true);
$mysql_config = $services_json["mysql-5.1"][0]["credentials"];
define('DB_NAME', $mysql_config['name']);
define('DB_USER', $mysql_config['user']);
define('DB_PASSWORD', $mysql_config['password']);
define('DB_HOST', $mysql_config['hostname']);
define('DB_PORT', $mysql_config['port']);
$mysql_config = $services_json["mysql-5.1"][0]["credentials"];
define('DB_NAME', $mysql_config['name']);
define('DB_USER', $mysql_config['user']);
define('DB_PASSWORD', $mysql_config['password']);
define('DB_HOST', $mysql_config['hostname']);
define('DB_PORT', $mysql_config['port']);
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ReplyDeleteError : <?xml version=”1.0” encoding=”u….
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Srinivas please help me if have solution of it
Error : <?xml version=”1.0” encoding=”u….
ReplyDeletei am getting this error when uploading a php project . if any one getting the same problem and have a solution please help.
Srinivas if u have any idea of the problem please share.
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In dbconfig.php
ReplyDeletethe username, password, hostname etc etc are given by Appfog or we can give our own information.
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ReplyDeletePlease help.
ReplyDeletewhen i'm applying this step "C:\test>af login"
i'm getting this message.
C:\test>af login
'af' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Note: Ruby192 was already install in my system.
Srinivas,
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How to add custom domain. It shows error while add custom domain.
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