The Future of the PHP Development Environment

Explore the future of PHP development environments in this conference talk from PHP UK Conference 2013. Learn how Vagrant, combined with VirtualBox and provisioning tools like Chef or Puppet, revolutionizes the way developers set up and manage their development environments. Discover how to create reproducible, consistent environments across teams with just a few commands. Delve into the benefits of Vagrant for PHP developers, including solving the problem of differing development setups. Gain insights into setting up complex, automated environments that adapt to the ever-changing PHP ecosystem. The talk covers Vagrant in detail, with enough information on VirtualBox and Chef to get developers started. Explore the basic Vagrant workflow, methods for creating box files, multi-VM environments, and watch a live demonstration. By the end, acquire valuable skills and tools to enhance your everyday PHP development process.

Intro
The Future of the PHP Development Environment
Summary of Past and Present problems
Basic Vagrant Workflow
How vagrant works
Three methods to create a box file
Quick Recap
Multi VM Environments
Demo