CI/CD Deployment of PHP App to InfinityFree using GitHub Actions

Hi Guys My Name is Akash Vishwakarma In this article we will use Github Action to deploy php project using ftp credentials

Deploying your PHP app to InfinityFree using GitHub Actions lets you automate your workflow using CI/CD. This guide shows how to set up automatic FTP deployment when you push code to your repository.

1. Get InfinityFree FTP Credentials

FTP Host: e.g., ftpupload.net
FTP Username: e.g., epiz_12345678
FTP Password: Your hosting account password
FTP Port: 21

2. Add Secrets to GitHub

In your GitHub repo, go to Settings → Secrets → Actions and add the following:

FTP_HOST
FTP_USERNAME
FTP_PASSWORD
FTP_TARGET_FOLDER (e.g., /htdocs/)

3. GitHub Actions Workflow

Create a file at .github/workflows/deploy.yml:

name: 🚀 Deploy PHP App to InfinityFree via FTP on: push: branches: - main jobs: ftp-deploy: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - name: 📥 Checkout code uses: actions/checkout@v3 - name: 📤 FTP Deploy uses: SamKirkland/FTP-Deploy-Action@v4.3.5 with: server: ${{ secrets.FTP_HOST }} username: ${{ secrets.FTP_USERNAME }} password: ${{ secrets.FTP_PASSWORD }} server-dir: ${{ secrets.FTP_TARGET_FOLDER }}

4. .ftpignore File

To exclude unnecessary files, add a .ftpignore file:

.git/ .github/ .gitignore README.md LICENSE *.md

5. What If You Edit Files on the Server?

InfinityFree only allows FTP access — it can’t sync changes back to GitHub. If you make changes directly on the server:

Use FileZilla to download the updated file from /htdocs/.
Replace or update your local GitHub files.
Run git add ., git commit -m "Sync from server", and git push.

6. Best Practice

To avoid sync issues:

Edit code locally or in GitHub.
Use GitHub Actions to deploy.
Never manually edit files on InfinityFree unless absolutely necessary.

That's it! You've set up a working CI/CD deployment pipeline for your PHP project using GitHub Actions and InfinityFree.

Automate PHP App Deployment to InfinityFree with GitHub Actions

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