Installing PHPloy globally in Windows

[banago]

Here is how you install PHPloy globally on Windows:

1. Extract or clone the PHPloy files into a folder of your choice
2. Ensure phploy.bat can find the path to php.exe by either:
   • Adding the path to php.exe to your system path
   • Manually adding the path inside phploy.bat
3. Add the phploy folder to your system path
4. Run phploy from the command prompt (from your repository folder)

Adding folders to your system path means that you can execute an application from any folder, and not have to specify the full path to it. To add folders to your system path:

1. Press WINDOWS + PAUSE to open Control Panel > System screen
2. Click "Advanced System Settings"
3. Click "Environment Variables"
4. Under "System variables" there should be a variable called "Path". Select this and click "Edit".
5. Keep the existing paths there, add a semi-colon ; at the end and then type the location of the appropriate folder. Spaces are OK, and no quotes are required.
6. Click OK

[lisurc]

Could it be possible to move this "doc issue" to the Wiki? Even it's mentioned in the readme file, browsing to "Closed Issues" to find it feels quite misleading :)

[Humni]

Done... https://github.com/banago/PHPloy/wiki/Installing-PHPloy-globally-in-Windows

[Humni]

Never mind, @banago deleted the wiki.

[banago]

It feels very unhelpful to have a whole wiki with just one doc. In the future we can move all the docs there, but for the moment let's do without the wiki.

[Humni]

@banago The idea of most wikis is that they grow over time, becoming more detailed and accurate as community members contribute missing information/remove incorrect information.