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+PHPCI
+=====
+
+PHPCI is a free and open source continuous integration tool specifically designed for PHP. We've  built it with simplicity in mind, so whilst it doesn't do *everything* Jenkins can do, it is a breeze to set up and use.
+
+_**Please be aware that this is a brand new project, in an alpha state, so there will be bugs and missing features.**_
+
+##What it does:
+* Clones your repository from Github or Bitbucket (support for standard Git repositories coming soon.)
+* Allows you to set up and tear down test databases.
+* Installs your project's Composer dependencies.
+* Runs through any combination of the following plugins:
+	* PHP Unit
+	* PHP Mess Detector
+	* PHP Copy/Paste Detector
+	* PHP Code Sniffer
+* You can mark directories for the plugins to ignore.
+* You can mark certain plugins as being allowed to fail (but still run.)
+
+##What it doesn't do (yet):
+* Virtualised testing.
+* Multiple PHP-version tests.
+* Multiple testing workers.
+* Install PEAR or PECL extensions.
+
+##Installing PHPCI:
+####Pre-requisites:
+* PHP 5.3+
+* A web server. We prefer nginx.
+* The YAML extension: `pecl install yaml`
+* A MySQL server to connect to (doesn't have to be on the same server.)
+* PHPCI needs to be able to run `exec()`, so make sure this is not disabled.
+
+
+####Installing from Github:
+* Step 1: `git clone https://github.com/Block8/PHPCI.git`
+* Step 2: `cd PHPCI`
+* Step 3: `php install.php`
+	* When prompted, enter your database host, username, password and the database name that PHPCI should use.
+	* The script will attempt to create the database if it does not exist already.
+	* If you intend to use the MySQL plugin to create / destroy databases, the user you entered above will need CREATE / DELETE permissions on the server.
+* Add a virtual host to your web server, pointing to the directory you cloned PHPCI into.
+* You'll need to set up rewrite rules to point all non-existant requests to PHPCI.
+
+**Apache Example**:
+
+	RewriteEngine On
+	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
+	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
+	RewriteRule . index.php [L]
+	
+**Nginx Example**: 
+
+
+    location / {
+        try-files $uri $uri/ index.php
+    }
+
+Finally, you'll want to set up PHPCI to run as a regular cronjob, so run `crontab -e` and enter the following:
+
+    `* * * * * /usr/bin/php /path/to/phpci/cron.php`
+    
+Obviously, make sure you change the /path/to/phpci to the directory in which you installed PHPCI, and update the PHP path if necessary.
+
+##Adding support for PHPCI to your projects:
+Similar to Travis CI, to support PHPCI in your project, you simply need to add a `phpci.yml` file to the root of your repository. The file should look something like this:
+
+	setup:
+		mysql:
+    		- "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS test;"
+    		- "CREATE DATABASE test;"
+    		- "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON test.* TO test@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'test';"
+    	composer:
+    		action: "install"
+    
+    ignore:
+    	- "vendor/"
+    	- "tests/"
+    
+    test:
+    	php_unit:
+    		directory: "tests/"
+    	php_mess_detector:
+    		allow_failures: true
+    	php_code_sniffer:
+    		standard: "PSR2"
+    	php_cpd:
+    		allow_failures: true
+    
+    complete:
+    	mysql:
+    		- "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS b8_test;"
+    		
+As mentioned earlier, PHPCI is powered by plugins, there are several phases in which plugins can be run:
+
+* `setup` - This phase is designed to initialise the build procedure.
+* `test` - The tests that should be run during the build. Plugins run during this phase will contribute to the success or failure of the build.
+* `complete` - Always called when the `test` phase completes, regardless of success or failure.
+* `success` - Called upon success of the `test` phase.
+* `failure` - Called upon the failure of the `test` phase.
+
+The `ignore` section is merely an array of paths that should be ignored in all tests (where possible.)
+
+##Contributing
+Contributions from others would be very much appreciated! Simply fork the repository, and send us a pull request when you're ready. 
+
+##Questions?
+Email us at hello@block8.co.uk and we'll do our best to help!
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