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Hello, I need to create a system that automates the creation of a website and creates a new database.
For example, a new user has purchased a website.
I need this system in PHP to create a subfolder and host all the files of the site and after that create a database for this new user.
Setting up the database I know is possible, but I would like to know how to do to create the subfolder and host the files automatically.
Any suggestions for doing this in PHP? Thank you!
You need a large Bank of servers for that sort of thing, and the cost could be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Are you sure you don't need a multi-tenant application.
And I would imagine rather than asking about that here you could probably get more results from a good Google search on multi-tenant setup.
You can also create a subfolder by mkdir command - http://php.net/manual/en/function.mkdir.php
But if what you want is the user to be able to create their own files or website layout - then that's a broad topic that could take a totally different direction.
You can also create a cron job
Cron Job Automate Web Site
Keep in mind the linux user/group ownership and file access, DNS zones, Apache vhost, ftp account, email auth and accounts...there's a lot involved...
Your best bet is probably using the WHM/cPanel api or similar via WHMCS for instance or by implementing the whm api in php yourself (or any other webhost panel).
A possible alternative is to use shell via php if you know how to do all mentioned from command line.
You are likely to need some bash script to run on the server to do all the provisioning, configure a new virtual host etc etc
Depending on how you want the domain name to look, you might also need to get involved in DNS changes
But really, only if you know all the steps to manually deploy a site will you be able to automate it.
( @salomon022 - are you sure you are posting to the right question? )
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