Running a PHP Application on a Virtual Machine

This procedure describes how to run your PHP application on a virtual machine. Running on a virtual machine allows you to run your PHP application on different operating system than the operating system it was developed on, all from your Zend Studio interface.

Before running your PHP application on a virtual machine, you must first create a VMware Workstation virtual machine by Importing the ZendServer.zip Image File into VMware Workstation or Creating a Custom Virtual Machine. To find out how to define a virtual machine connection without running your PHP application see Managing Virtual Machine Connections.

Note:

If you have already defined a VMware run/debug configuration or defined a virtual machine in a previous VMware run or debug session, clicking Run As | Run as PHP Application on VM will automatically open the previously defined VMware Workstation virtual machine and begin the debug session. For information on how to select a different virtual machine see Working with Multiple Virtual Machines.

Instructions on how to complete a procedure

To run a PHP application on a virtual machine:

From the Right Click Menu of your project select Run As | Run as PHP Application on VM.
The VMware Virtual Machine Connection wizard opens.

Note:

If you have already defined a virtual machine connection, choosing to Run as PHP Application on VM will open the Enter Password dialog (step 4).

The dialog contains the following components:

Parent Profile - The host computer.
Virtual Machine - The .vmx file that represents your virtual machine. This is produced after importing the ZendServer.zip image file into VMWare Workstation or creating a custom virtual machine image. Click Browse to locate the correct file.
Connection Name - The name you would like to give the connection.
Description - A field where you can insert an explanation of the defined virtual machine connection.

Click Finish to open the Enter Password dialog.

Enter the user ID and password of virtual machine that you are using. The Host name field allows you to see which system type and virtual machine the dialog is referring to.

Note:

A virtual machine created with the ZendServer.zip image file has a pre-defined user ID and password:
- User ID - studio
- Password - logitech

The virtual machine powers on and the Run PHP Web Page dialog opens.

A URL is configured based on the default URL of a new server in the Run PHP Web Page dialog.
Click OK.
Your application runs on the virtual machine and the output is open in your Zend Studio.

To delete a virtual machine from your Zend Studio go to the Remote Systems view and from the Right Click Menu of your virtual machine select Delete.

You can now debug your application on your virtual machine.

All virtual machines which are defined in your Zend Studio can be viewed in the Remote Systems view, which can be accessed by going to Window | Show View | Other | Remote Systems | Remote Systems.