Azure Pipeline Integration

LarsJohow1

Hi.
we are looking for a way to deploy out App through the Azure Pipeline.
We came cross this articel:
https://community.devsense.com/d/138-create-web-deploy-package-on-build-server-php-tools
That would be a great start, but we are missing "the how" to change an existing Project to Support MS Publish and furthermore would that work with Azure Pipeline?
Thanks for the Help

JakubMisek

LarsJohow1 Hello,

EDIT: Please see my next answer.

Thank you for the question, and for pointing this out.

The Visual Studio project file which enables Microsoft Publish is different, and a bit of a downgrade from what we have.

The project file must be created new, as a New PHP Project -> Empty Web Site (https://docs.devsense.com/en/vs/project/new-project#project-properties)

Create a New PHP Project, Empty Web Site, in the same folder as your existing project
Include all the project files. The easiest way is to enable Show All Files:
- and Include In Project

JakubMisek

Just note - when deploying using Aure DevOps Pipeline, I think you don't need a project file, nor Microsoft Publish. Microsoft Publish is useful for deploying your project from the Visual Studio itself, not from the Azure pipelines.

Azure DevOps has a specific Web Deploy task for your purpose (no project file needed):

Which simply publishes the entire directory.

LarsJohow1

Hi Thank you for your Reply - well I acutally dont want to switch to Mircosoft Publish - but this was the only way to have the Project Export the files. I looked into to Azure App Service Deploy but this indeed needs a pubxml file.
Is not realy the way to go.

I then thought i use the project setting event based export - this option is local only - not in the git repo - therefore the Build Service wont get it.

What is the suggested way to have a PHP Projekt Output through Azure Pipeline?

JakubMisek

LarsJohow1 There are a few options;

A/ The most "correct" is using "Publish" MSBuild task (PHP Project is a regular MSBuild project) which has tons of options (i.e. StackOverflow) (and mostly requires a corresponding .pubxml file)

Example publish command for FileSystem publish:

msbuild  /t:publish /p:WebPublishMethod=FileSystem /p:DeployTarget=WebPublish

You'll need to set CopyToOutputDirectory for all the files you want to publish to PreserveNewest or Always. Put the following into the project file:

    <ItemGroup>
        <Content Update="**">
            <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
        </Content>
    </ItemGroup>

B/ or, on Azure Pipeline I would go with straightforward Azure App Service deploy where I just specify the source directory and the deployment target (the Azure App Service). It does not require a project file nor .pubxml profiles.