Basic development server for ExpressionEngine 2.x applications. Uses the standard Vagrant Ubuntu Precise base box (precise64.box).

As you might expect, in order for this to work you need:

1. Vagrant;
2. An ExpressionEngine 2 project.

You may customise the server for your application using the clearly marked "configurable properties" in the following files:

• /Vagrantfile
• /puppet/modules/app/manifests/init.pp

1a. If using zip: Download the repository ZIP file and unzip it 1b. If using git clone: Clone and run "git submodule init && git submodule update" 3. Copy the files to the root of your ExpressionEngine 2 application; 4. Run vagrant up; 5. Wait a while.

Creates a virtual machine running a basic LAMP stack, configured to work with your ExpressionEngine application.

In addition to the standard LAMP installation, we:

• Create a database and user, as per the settings in /puppet/modules/app/manifests/init.pp;
• Install some useful PHP extensions, including gd (required by ExpressionEngine 2);
• Set the correct ownership and file permissions as per the ExpressionEngine 2 installation instructions.

Modify your /etc/hosts file. You'll need to add your chosen development domain, as follows:

# /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1  my-project.dev

The following examples assume that your configurable properties are as follows:

• Hostname: my-project.dev
• HTTP Port: 8080
• SSH Port: 2201
• Database Name: devdb
• Database User: devdba
• Database Password: devdba_password

Assuming you've added the appropriate entry to your /etc/hosts file, you can access your site at http://my-project.dev:8080/.

You can connect to the database using Sequel Pro (or an equivalent piece of software) using the following settings:

• Connection Type: SSH
• MySQL Host: 127.0.0.1
• Username: devdba
• Password: devdba_password
• Database: devdb
• Port: 3306
• SSH Host: localhost
• SSH User: vagrant
• SSH Key: ~/.vagrant.d/insecure_private_key
• SSH Port: 2201

cd to the directory containing your Vagrantfile (the project root, unless you've done something unexpected), and run vagrant ssh.