drupal and open social on opalstack

drupal_open_social_opalstack.md

1. Create a new MariaDB database and user at https://my.opalstack.com/mariadb/ and make a note of the database name, database user name, and database user password.

2. Create a new shell user at https://my.opalstack.com/apps/.

3. SSH to the new shell user and run the following commands:

   cd ~
   # install composer
   mkdir -p ~/bin
   wget -O composer-setup.php https://getcomposer.org/installer
   php74 composer-setup.php --install-dir=$HOME/bin --filename=composer
   rm composer-setup.php
   
   # install opensocial, replace `SITENAME` below with your own. 
   # This will be the directory that holds the entire installation.
   php74 ~/bin/composer create-project goalgorilla/social_template:dev-master \
       $HOME/SITENAME --no-interaction
   
   # install drush and set up drupal, replace SITENAME, DBNAME, DBUSER, and DBPASS with your own.
   cd ~/SITENAME
   export PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR=/etc/opt/remi/php74/php.d:$PWD
   export DRUSH_PHP=/bin/php74
   echo "memory_limit = 256m" >> .user.ini
   php74 ~/bin/composer require drush/drush
   ./vendor/bin/drush -y site-install social --db-url mysql://DBUSER:DBPASS@127.0.0.1:3306/DBNAME
   

   You'll see an error message about sending an email when the final command completes. Ignore the error and make a note of the admin credentials in the final line of output.

4. Back in the dashboard, go to https://my.opalstack.com/apps/ and make a new app with the following values:

   • Name: SITENAME_html
   • Type: PHP Apache Symlink
   • Shell user: your shell user from step 2 above.
   • Symbolic link path: /home/SHELLUSER/SITENAME/html/ (replace uppercase values with your own)

5. Go to https://my.opalstack.com/domains/, add your domain there, and then create a new site to serve the app from step 4.