Invoice Generator

This repository accompanies the IBM developerWorks article. It's built with PHP, Silex 2.x and Bootstrap. It uses various services, including Bluemix Object Storage and Bluemix ClearDB.

It delivers an application that lets users generate PDF invoices online and download or transmit them via email to recipients.

The steps below assume that an Object Storage service and a ClearDB service have been instantiated via the the Bluemix console, and that the user has a valid SendGrid API key.

To deploy this application to your local development environment:

• Clone the repository to your local system.
• Run composer update to install all dependencies.
• Create config.php with credentials for the various services. Use config.php.sample as an example.
• Create an empty database in your ClearDB instance.
• Create an empty container named invoices in your Object Storage instance.
• Define a virtual host pointing to the public directory, as described in the article.

To deploy this application to your Bluemix space:

• Clone the repository to your local system.
• Run composer update to install all dependencies.
• Create config.php with credentials for the various services. Use config.php.sample as an example.
• Create an empty database in your ClearDB instance.
• Create an empty container named invoices in your Object Storage instance.
• Update manifest.yml with your custom hostname.
• Push the application to Bluemix and bind Object Storage and ClearDB services to it, as described in the article.

A demo instance is available on Bluemix at http://invoice-generator.mybluemix.net.

NOTE: The demo instance is available on a public URL and you should be careful to avoid posting sensitive or confidential documents to it. Use the "System Reset" function in the footer to delete all data and restore the system to its default state.