Fixed database/vendors mode

[Andrew Zhilin]

We have 2 issues with testing large symfony2 application using PHP CI

1) we do not want to install database for each build - it have a couple GB

in size, its too slow to restore it after each commit.

2) we do not want to install vendors each time - its very slow and also we

want to run functional test based on the same vendors version as on

live site.

The simplest solution I see - just symlink build vendors to fixed

folder. How can I do it? I have founded shell plugin

https://github.com/Block8/PHPCI/wiki/Shell-Plugin

but I dont know where should I place instructions for it.

Also we are just starting implementing tests in our development - not sure

if we are on right way in using PHP CI with ideas to use fixed vendors/database.

[Raine Nguyen]

I dont know the answer (sorry), but since I'm going down the same path I would really love to know the answers as well.

[Andrew Zhilin]

Finally, we created all needed scripts ourself - its was more simple, as leanring other product :(

[Raine Nguyen]

So you created your own script and did not use PHPCI at all?