Run PHP script after Azure Web app deployment

Question

I am having an Azure app Service and I want to upload/deploy an.php file to it an run it right after the upload.

I managed to upload it via curl and also start a post deployment script. Unfortunately I can not use the command "php..." in it because I get an error like: "/opt/Kudu/Scripts/starter.sh: line 2: exec: php: not found\n" in the logs. The same occurs if I use the "/api/command" endpoint with the same command. I get the same kind of error in the response.

It seems like the php executable is not known in that environment. Is there any way to run a php script via the command API or in a post deployment script?

EDIT for further clarification: I need curl because I want to run it automatically with a deployer which generates a php file which then does our specific deployment tasks (generating folders, symlinks and so on). So after I deploy that php file on the App service I need to start it. So far curl was the only opportunity I found which doesn't need a user interaction if done correctly. With right after the upload I mean after using one of the 2 SCM/Kudu apis which are "/api/zip/" or "api/zipdeploy/"

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

• You can use WebJob for running the scripts in Azure App Service Instance without any user interactions or which acts as background tasks.

• Azure WebJobs SDK is to simplify many programming tasks.

• The file types (scripts or programs) supported by Azure WebJobs SDK are: .cmd, .bat, .exe, .ps1, .sh .php , .py, .js, .jar

• Just tweak your php script to have a loop and add a sleep of a few minutes between runs of your code.

• The continuous WebJob will run on all of your instances and even if something fails it will be brought back up.