Installer doesn't work on R/O filesystem

[syslogic]

install/controller/step_2.php
install/controller/step_3.php

It just tells me "Warning: admin/config.php needs to be writable for OpenCart to be installed!"

In fact - when deploying to clouded servers configs just get pushed ...

Would be great to have any config-option to override the R/W checks (just need to install the database).

Something like step_2_ro.php & step_3_ro.php - without the checks and the file I/O.

Basically it just would need to be checked if the config files are present.

Here's a version of the installer that works in a clouded environment:
https://github.com/syslogic/opencart-quickstart/tree/master/pagoda

Here one can see it in action:
https://pagodabox.com/cafe/martin/opencart

[opencart]

if configs just get pushed there is no reason to include them when uploading.

[syslogic]

Well, it's rather the other way around - they already have to be present before the filesystem gets mounted as R/O.
The parameters get filled in by $_SERVER variables, works quite different than on a traditional hosting
One can't upload via FTP - a GIT repository gets cloned and deployed. Heroku works about the same.

Here's the configuration for the container:
https://github.com/syslogic/opencart-quickstart/blob/master/Boxfile.install
https://github.com/syslogic/opencart-quickstart/blob/master/Boxfile

Basically they just get pushed in order to be able to develop on a VPS and deploy to cloud.
That deployment process has several stages - each with a different environment
(R/W filesystem, database and shared R/W directories aren't available at every stage - that is what makes it rather tricky).

If the config files are already present the mysql.php bugs out with error 1142 - in this case i just redirect to /install

At least I could proof that it isn't impossible :)

[heldersepu]

It will be nice if the version of the pagoda installer can be updated with the V2.0 of OpenCart

[syslogic]

well, Pagoda v1 has been terminated (end of lifetime) - together with my Pagoda v1 containers ...
think it's a paid service now and never received any commission for creating several working quickstarts.
while having some Pagoda v2 account provided and maybe a little compensation - I'd port openCart v2 to Pagoda v2 infrastructure. even once started doing so - while they've deleted me :)

[heldersepu]

Pagoda still offers a free service(10MB writable storage) :
https://pagodabox.com/cloud-hosting-price

If the Pagoda QuickStarts work as advertised, then that is by far the easiest way to get an OpenCart store up and running.
They already have Magento, I would think you guys want to compete with them...

About financial compensation, hit me up directly: HelderSepu(at)gmail.com
...and we can chat about it