Deploying Libraries

To deploy a project as a library:

1. Right-click your project in the PHP Explorer, and select Configure | Add Application Deployment Support.
   If deployment support has already been added to the project, skip to the next step.
2. Open the project's 'deployment.xml' file.
3. In the General Information area, change the project type to 'library'.
4. In the Testing area, click Deploy as PHP Library.
   The Deploy PHP Library dialog is displayed.

5. Configure the deployment options:

   • Deploy to - Select the target you wish to deploy the library to, or click Add Target to add a new target. For more information on adding targets, see Managing Targets.
   • Add to PHP Libraries - Select this check-box to add the created library to shared location and to PHP Libraries list.
6. Click Finish.
   Your new PHP library is deployed to the selected target.

Note:

Libraries cannot be redeployed. If you wish to deploy a library that already exists, change its name or version, or remove from server.

Tip:

To use this library in a project, you will need to add in to the project's include path. For more information, see Using Libraries.

To deploy a PHP library from the Targets view:

1. From the menu-bar, select Window | Show View | Targets to open the Targets view.
2. Form the targets view, right-click the target you wish to deploy the library on, and select Deploy PHP Library.
   The Deploy PHP Library on Target dialog is displayed.

3. Select ZPK Package, and click Browse to locate and deploy a library .zpk file.
4. Select PHP Library, and a library from the PHP Libraries list on the right, to deploy an existing PHP library. The list will also display libraries that are not in your open workspace. Click Manage to create a new library, or edit an existing one.

5. Configure the deployment options:

   • Add to PHP Libraries (available if importing a .zpk file) - Select this check-box to add the created library to shared location and to PHP Libraries list.
6. Click Finish.
   Your new PHP library is deployed to the selected target.

Note:

Libraries cannot be redeployed. If you wish to deploy a library that already exists, change its name or version, or remove from server.

Tip:

To use this library in a project, you will need to add in to the project's include path. For more information, see Using Libraries.

To deploy a PHP library from PHP Preferences:

1. From the menu-bar, select Window | Preferences | PHP | PHP Libraries.
   -OR-
   In the tool-bar, click the PHP Libraries icon .
   The PHP Libraries preferences dialog is displayed.

2. Select the library you wish to deploy, and click Deploy to Target.
   The Deploy PHP Library dialog is displayed.

3. Select the target you wish to deploy the library to, specify a library version (if required) and click Finish.
   Your new PHP library is deployed to the selected target.

Note:

Libraries cannot be redeployed. If you wish to deploy a library that already exists, change its name or version, or remove from server.

Tip:

To use this library in a project, you will need to add in to the project's include path. For more information, see Using Libraries.

Related Links:

Importing Libraries

Using Libraries