As the title suggests, I need help & tips on hosting a CodeIgniter application on Google Cloud Platform. Using app engine and PHP 7.
Current pain points
Unable to connect to the database
Handling file uploads (to cloud storage I suppose, but from within the Codeigniter app)
Accessing assets ~ currently using
base_url('path/to/asset')and this is not working. The app deploys successfully but I cannot access my CSS/JSWhere do static assets go?
Folder structure
- public
- assets
- css
- js
- uploads (uploads go here)
- images
- thumbnails
- ci
- application
- system
Hopefully this helps.
Another pain point
What is the host name for the database to be used in PHP?
Top comments (5)
@allanjeremy DM me. I don't know GCP but I can help you troubleshoot the issue. All systems are the same: request, connectivity, authorization, processing, response. We can work through then on your app.
Hello David, thanks a lot. Can't DM you on here if we don't both follow each other here (followed you). Do let me know how we can proceed with this.
Cheers
Following :)
Dmed
A simplest method to host Codeigniter or any other php based apps on google cloud platform is by using a php mysql web hosting platform that automates the process. Or you can use server provisioning tools, like Ansible.