Synopsis
This article illustrates the usage of our utility scripts on Windows family systems.
Migrate a Local Lightweight CMS Repository to a New Site
Invoke the following command:
$ .\tools\bin\migrate.bat
The utility script will create site configuration files and posts directory.
Run Lightweight CMS Sites Locally without IIS, Apache or Nginx
Traditionally, PHP programmers install a web server to run PHP scripts locally. Nonetheless, it is not easy for beginners to write correct configurations for those web servers. With our utility script, you don't need to set up a local web server to run your PHP scripts.
Run this command to run a Lightweight CMS site locally:
> .\tools\bin\serve.bat
By default, this development web server runs on http://localhost:5000. To run a web server on other location, add your location as a parameter:
> .\tools\bin\serve.bat localhost:3000
Internally, this utility script runs a builtin web server of PHP. This feature is available after PHP 5.4 (ref).
Compile Static Lightweight CMS Sites
Invoke the following command:
> .\tools\bin\compile.bat
Deploy a Lightweight CMS Site to a PaaS
Run the Unix command to prepare your deployment:
$ ./tools/bin/publish
We implement this script in POSIX shell because most PaaS are based on GNU/Linux. If you choose a Windows PaaS, run this script instead:
> .\tools\bin\publish.bat
These utility scripts will copy router of Lightweight CMS and assets to public directory, ready for further step(s) to deploy your site.
See this article for information related to deploy a Lightweight CMS site to a PaaS.
Synchonize Content to a Production Environment
Let's say you run an local Nginx web server on Laragon. Run this command to update your change(s) on a production environment:
> .\tools\bin\sync-to.bat c:\laragon\www\lightweight-cms\
Internally, this utility script runs rsync(1). Therefore, don't edit anything on your production environment.
Keep a trailing slash on your target path. It is required for rsync(1) to work properly.
Update Site Settings after Changing Project Structure
Run this command to update site settings each time you change project structure of your Lightweight CMS repo:
> .\tools\bin\init.bat
Site settings of Lightweight CMS is recorded in PHP scripts, which are unusable in other scripting languages. To address this issue, we generate a usable settings for Batch.
Why are not Some Utility Scripts Available on Windows?
Most PHP developers develop PHP web applications on Unix-equivalent systems. Our utility scripts for Windows intend to run Lightweight CMS sites locally on Windows, not to develop Lightweight CMS itself.