Phalcon Developer tools on webfaction via ssh

How can I install Phalcon Developer tools on my webfaction hosting account?

I used the following steps;

Open a terminal and type the command below:

git clone git://

Then enter the folder where the tools were cloned and execute ”. ./”, (don’t forget the dot at beginning of the command):

cd phalcon-devtools/

. ./

Create a symbolink link to the phalcon.php script:

ln -s ~/phalcon-devtools/phalcon.php /usr/bin/phalcon

chmod ugo+x /usr/bin/phalcon



ok, you've followed the install procedure as described on the github page. So what's happend when you call phalcon command from the shell prompt ?

Some notes:

I've noticed that sometimes you have to provide the full path to the phalcon.php script when creating the symbolic link to get /usr/bin/phalcon to work properly.

You will have to specify the IP adress from where you will acces to the webtools (if you plan to use webtools and not the command line tool).

And,lastly, do you have already phalcon php extension installed ?