Docker PHP development

SImple docker container to assist with local php development. The container features NGINX, the latest PHP, Mariadb, Redis, PhpMyAdmin and of course NodeJS for NPM and Composer for php

❗NOTE

This container is NOT meant for production usage, please do not use it for such. The environment is optimized for development and should only be used for such.

Getting started

1. Make sure you have docker & docker compose installed
2. Execute a simple docker compose up and wait
3. Start developing your app in ./app/www/public

The contents of ./app/www/public will be available on http://localhost PhpMyAdmin will be available on http://localhost:8080

Happy developing!

*note: See FAQ for composer, npm and database usage

FAQ

How do I use redis?

First step is to uncomment the redis section in the docker-compose.yml file and you are ready to go! In your php you can use the host redis as a host connection parameter for the redis connection.

How do I execute composer commands?

Execute the following command: docker compose exec php composer *composer command / arguments here*

How do I execute nodejs /npm commands?

Same as the above! Just replace composer with node or npm so the command could be: docker compose exec php npm install

How do I connect to MySQL from my PHP script?

There is a database called development which is automatically created for you. You can access it with the following settings:

host: database username: development password: development

Your PDO code could look like this:

$pdo = new \PDO('mysql:dbname=development;host=database', 'development', 'development');