PHP builtin webserver using docker

Set the php version in the dockerfile according to your needs before setup.

Setup Instructions

1. Clone or download the repository to your local machine.

2. Build the image:

docker build . -t <image_name>

3. Build and start the container:

docker run -d -p 8000:8000 -v $(pwd)/app:/var/www/html --name <container_name> <image_name>

4. Verify that the containers are running by executing:

docker ps

5. Run the PHP Application container using the following command: (you can use sh or bash or anything)

docker exec -it <container_name> sh

6. Generate autoload files using Composer:

composer dump-autoload

7. Exit PHP container:

exit

Running Docker Application

• Stop the container:

docker stop <container_name>

• Start the container:

docker start <container_name>

• Remove the container: (stop container before this command)

docker rm <container_name>

or force remove without stopping the container

docker rm -f <container_name>