Docker/PHP

Dockerfile

# Configures an Apache PHP server and copies the current folder content
# to www root.

# Use the following commands to build and run the server.
#   docker build -t php-server .
#   docker run -d -p 8000:80 --name=php-server php-server

# Then open a web browser and connect to http://localhost:8000 .

# References:
#   https://hub.docker.com/_/php

FROM php:7.4-apache
COPY . /var/www/html/
RUN chmod 755 /var/www/html/index.php
EXPOSE 80

index.php

<?php

// Displays 'Hello world!'
//
// References:
//  https://repl.it/languages/php7
//  https://www.php.net/manual/en/tutorial.firstpage.php

echo 'Hello world!';

?>

Try It

Online Free

1. Use Play with Docker. Create an account and/or log in.
2. Start an interactive session and add a new instance.
3. In the terminal window, enter the following commands:
   • touch Dockerfile
   • touch index.php
4. Use the Editor button to edit both files and save the contents above into each respective file.
5. Run the following commands:
   • docker build -t php-server .
   • docker run -d -p 8000:80 --name=php-server php-server
6. In the top window, select the 8000 button to connect to the running server.

On Your Own System

1. Install Docker Desktop or the Docker Engine.
2. Save the files above into a new Docker PHP folder:
   • Dockerfile
   • index.php
3. At a command prompt, change to the Docker PHP folder and then run the following commands:
   • docker build -t php-server .
   • docker run -d -p 8000:80 --name=php-server php-server
4. Open a web browser to connect to the running server:
   • http://localhost:8000.

See Also

• Server-Side Scripting
• Docker: PHP
• Docker: The best way to learn Docker for Free: Play-With-Docker (PWD)

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