Phing is a PHP project build tool that utilizes XML build files to automate repetitive tasks, enhance version control, and improve quality for developers. It offers a rich set of tasks, easy integration with PHP tools, and the ability to extend functionality by embedding PHP code directly in build files. Phing supports various operations such as installation, testing, and deployment, making it valuable for both development and deployment processes.

1. Phing – A PHP Build Tool An Introduction Michiel Rook DPC 2011 - Uncon

2. About me Michiel Rook Freelance PHP/Java consultant

3. Phing project lead

4. http://nl.linkedin.com/in/michieltcs

5. @michieltcs

6. About Phing “PHing Is Not GNU make; it's a PHP project build system or build tool based on Apache Ant.”

7. Originally developed by Binarycloud

8. Ported to PHP5 by Hans Lellelid

9. I joined in 2005

10. Features Scripting using XML build files

11. Mostly cross platform

12. Interface to various popular (PHP) tools

13. Features

14. Installation PEAR installation $ pear channel-discover pear.phing.info $ pear install [--alldeps] phing/phing

15. Optionally install the documentation $ pear install phing/phingdocs

16. Why A Build Tool?

17. Why A Build Tool Repetitive tasks Version control

18. (Unit) Testing

19. Configuring

20. Packaging

21. Uploading

22. DB changes

23. ...

24. Why A Build Tool For developers and deployments

25. Automate! Easier handover to new team members

26. Improves quality

27. Reduces errors

28. Saves time

29. Why Phing Rich set of tasks

30. Integration with PHP specific tools

31. Allows you to stay in the PHP infrastructure

32. Easy to extend

33. Embed PHP code directly in the build file

34. Why Phing Rich set of tasks

35. Integration with PHP specific tools

36. Allows you to stay in the PHP infrastructure

37. Easy to extend

38. Embed PHP code directly in the build file

39. … in the end, the choice is yours

40. The Basics Phing uses XML build files

41. Standard elements Task : code that performs a specific function (svn checkout, mkdir, etc.)

42. Target : groups of tasks, can optionally depend on other targets

43. Project : root node, contains multiple targets

44. Example Build File < project name = &quot;Example&quot; default = &quot;world&quot; > < target name = &quot;hello&quot; > < echo > Hello </ echo > </ target > < target name = &quot;world&quot; depends = &quot;hello&quot; > < echo > World! </ echo > </ target > </ project >

45. Properties < project name = &quot;Example&quot; default = &quot;default&quot; > < property file = &quot;build.properties&quot; / > < target name = &quot;default&quot; > < echo > ${version} </ echo > </ target > </ project > ## build.properties version=1.0

46. FileSet Constructs a group of files to process

47. Supported by most tasks < fileset dir = &quot;./application&quot; > <include name = &quot;**/*.php&quot; / > <exclude name = &quot;**/*.php&quot; / > </ fileset > < fileset dir = &quot;./application&quot; includes = &quot;**&quot; / > < fileset dir = &quot;./application&quot; id = &quot;files&quot; > <include name = &quot;**/*.php&quot; / > <exclude name = &quot;**/*Test.php&quot; / > </ fileset > < fileset refid = &quot;files&quot; / >

48. FileSet Selectors allow fine-grained matching on certain attributes < fileset dir = &quot;${dist}&quot; > <and> <filename name = &quot;**&quot; /> <date datetime = &quot;01/01/2011&quot; when = &quot;before&quot; /> </and> </ fileset >

49. Mappers & Filters Transform files during copy/move/...

50. Mappers Change filename Filters Strip comments

51. Replace values

52. Perform XSLT transformation

53. Translation (i18n)

54. Mappers & Filters < copy todir = &quot;${build}&quot; > <fileset refid = &quot;files&quot; / > <mapper type = &quot;glob&quot; from = &quot;*.txt&quot; type = &quot;*.new.txt&quot; / > <filterchain> <replaceregexp> <regexp pattern = &quot;\r\n&quot; replace = &quot;\n&quot; /> </replaceregexp> </filterchain> </ copy >

55. Testing Built-in support for PHPUnit / SimpleTest / Xdebug

56. Various output formats

57. Testing < target name = &quot;test&quot; > < coverage-setup database = &quot;reports/coverage.db&quot; > < fileset dir = &quot;src&quot; > < include name = &quot;**/*.php&quot; /> < exclude name = &quot;**/*Test.php&quot; /> </ fileset > </ coverage-setup > < phpunit codecoverage = &quot;true&quot; > < formatter type = &quot;xml&quot; todir = &quot;reports&quot; /> < formatter type = &quot;clover&quot; todir = &quot;.&quot; /> < batchtest > < fileset dir = &quot;src&quot; > < include name = &quot;**/*Test.php&quot; /> </ fileset > </ batchtest > </ phpunit >

58. Testing < phpunitreport infile = &quot;reports/testsuites.xml&quot; format = &quot;frames&quot; todir = &quot;reports/tests&quot; styledir = &quot;../../etc&quot; /> < coverage-report outfile = &quot;reports/coverage.xml&quot; > < report todir = &quot;reports/coverage&quot; styledir = &quot;../../etc&quot; title = &quot;Demo&quot; /> </ coverage-report > </ target >

59. Extending Phing Numerous possibilities Tasks

60. Types

61. Selectors

62. Filters

63. Mappers

64. Loggers

65. ...

66. Sample Task class SampleTask extends Task { private $var ; public function setVar($v) { $this-> var = $v; } public function main() { $this->log( &quot;value: &quot; . $this-> var ); } }

67. Sample Task < project name = &quot;Example&quot; default = &quot;default&quot; > < taskdef name = &quot;sample&quot; classname = &quot;phing.tasks.my.SampleTask&quot; /> < target name = &quot;default&quot; > < sample var = &quot;Hello World&quot; /> </ target > </ project >

68. Ad Hoc Extension < target name = &quot;main&quot; > <adhoc-task name = &quot;foo&quot; > <![CDATA[ class FooTest extends Task { private $bar; function setBar($bar) { $this->bar = $bar; } function main() { $this->log(&quot;In FooTest: &quot; . $this->bar); } } ]]> </ adhoc-task > <foo bar = &quot;TEST&quot; / > </ target >

69. More Uses For Phing Installation

70. Bootstrap dev. environments

71. DB migrations

72. Analyze code

73. Run (unit) tests

74. Upgrade server

75. What's Next For Phing Improvements More tasks (DocBlox), bug fixes

76. Test coverage

77. Cross-platform compatibility

78. Pain-free installation of dependencies

79. IDE support We would love more contributions!

80. Questions? http://www.phing.info http://joind.in/3475 #phing (freenode) @phingofficial