Using Jenkins to Build Apache VHosts for GitHub Pull Requests on PHP Apps

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Uses Jenkins + github pull request builder to check out each PR commit (refspec + SHA1), create /var/www/pr-tester/prN/web, and configure Apache with mod_vhost_alias plus BIND9 wildcard DNS so each pull request gets a live PHP site. Demo builds three PRs (pr3, pr4, pr5), serves pr3 and pr4 successfully, and returns Forbidden for pr5 because it only contains README.md. Notes concrete pitfalls: Jenkins must trust enterprise SSL certs in Java and avoid running multiple competing PR jobs for the same repo.

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1. 0:00Introduction to project
2. 1:04Professional background
3. 3:49Development challenges
4. 6:23The pull request solution
5. 8:54Automated environment benefits
6. 12:21System architecture setup
7. 17:18Jenkins configuration
8. 23:24Automating deployment
9. 26:11Live demo and troubleshooting
10. 41:16Conclusion and resources

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