Continuous Integration and Deployment of PHP applications from GitHub to Heroku with Semaphore

Continuous delivery is becoming increasingly popular within the PHP community due to its benefits in reducing development risk and accelerating the deployment process. By automatically testing new code through continuous integration and deploying working versions via continuous deployment, developers can focus more on coding and delivering products safely. With PHP support now available on platforms like Semaphore and Heroku, setting up a continuous delivery pipeline for a Laravel web application is straightforward. The process involves creating a Heroku application, possibly using a custom build pack via the command line for necessary dependencies, and then setting up continuous integration from GitHub to Semaphore. Once set up, Semaphore can automatically test and deploy the application to Heroku whenever new code is pushed to GitHub, provided all tests pass. This automation streamlines the deployment process and can be manually triggered if needed, allowing developers to efficiently manage and deliver their applications.