🌍 21. Deployment (PHP)

🟢 1. Hosting Types (Foundation)

🔹 Shared Hosting

• What is shared hosting?
• Pros:
  • Cheap (₹50–₹300/month)
  • Easy setup (cPanel)
• Cons:
  • Limited performance
  • No root access

🔹 VPS Hosting

• What is VPS?
• Pros:
  • Full control (root access)
  • Better performance
• Cons:
  • Requires server knowledge

🔹 Dedicated Server (Brief)

• High traffic websites
• Full hardware control

🔹 Cloud Hosting (Bonus)

• AWS, DigitalOcean, Azure
• Scalable apps

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🟢 2. Domain Setup

🔹 Buying Domain

• Platforms:
  • GoDaddy
  • Namecheap
  • Hostinger

🔹 DNS Basics

• Nameservers
• A Record
• CNAME
• TTL

🔹 Connecting Domain to Hosting

• Point domain to hosting:
  • Update Nameservers
    OR
  • Add A Record (IP)

🔹 Subdomain Setup

• blog.example.com
• api.example.com

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🟢 3. cPanel Basics (Most Important for Beginners)

🔹 File Management

• File Manager
• Upload ZIP & Extract
• public_html folder

🔹 Database Setup

• MySQL Database
• Create DB + User
• Assign privileges

🔹 phpMyAdmin

• Import SQL file
• Export database backup

🔹 Email Setup

• Create professional email (info@domain.com)

🔹 SSL Certificate (HTTPS)

• Install free SSL (Let’s Encrypt)
• Force HTTPS

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🟢 4. Deploying PHP Project (Shared Hosting)

🔹 Steps:

1. Zip your project
2. Upload to public_html
3. Extract files
4. Configure:
   • .env or config.php
   • Database credentials
5. Import database via phpMyAdmin
6. Test website

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🟢 5. Git Deployment (Professional Way)

🔹 Git Basics

• git init
• git add .
• git commit
• git push

🔹 GitHub Setup

• Create repository
• Push project

🔹 Deploy via Git (cPanel)

• Use Git Version Control feature
• Clone repo to server

🔹 Auto Deployment

• GitHub Webhooks
• Auto pull on push

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🟢 6. VPS Deployment (Advanced)

🔹 Server Setup

• Install:
  • Apache / Nginx
  • PHP
  • MySQL

🔹 Basic Commands

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2 php mysql-server

🔹 Project Setup

• Upload via:
  • Git clone
  • FTP (FileZilla)

🔹 Permissions

chmod -R 755 folder

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🟢 7. Environment Configuration

🔹 Config Files

• .env usage
• Hide sensitive data

🔹 Production vs Local

• Debug mode OFF
• Error reporting OFF

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🟢 8. Security Basics (VERY IMPORTANT)

• Disable directory listing
• Use .htaccess
• Protect admin panel
• Sanitize inputs
• Backup regularly

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🟢 9. Performance Optimization

• Enable caching
• Use CDN (Cloudflare)
• Optimize images
• Minify CSS/JS

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🟢 10. Backup & Monitoring

• Daily backups
• Database backup
• Uptime monitoring tools

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🟢 11. Real Deployment Project (Practical)

Students should deploy:

• ✅ Blog system
• ✅ Portfolio website
• ✅ API project

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🎯 Final Outcome

After completing this module, students can:

• Buy domain & hosting
• Deploy PHP projects live
• Use Git for deployment
• Manage cPanel professionally
• Handle real production websites