PHP 7.1 Sample Application - Containerized

This is a containerized version of the PHP sample application with:

• Dependency Injection
• Apache routing
• Composer (aka: Not reinventing the wheel)
• Docker containers for both web application and database

Requirements

• Unix-like operating systems
• Apache
• MariaDB/MySQL
• PHP >= 7.1
• Command line tools make & wget

Docker Setup (Recommended)

Prerequisites

• Docker
• Docker Compose

Quick Start (Development)

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME/php-sample-application.git
   cd php-sample-application

2. Launch the application with Docker Compose:

   docker-compose up -d

3. Access the application at http://localhost:8080/

Using Pre-built Images (Production)

Pre-built Docker images are available on Docker Hub:

• Web Application: andresdockerdev/php-sample-web
• Database: andresdockerdev/php-sample-db

To use these images directly:

docker-compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d

Environment Variables

Web Application Container

Variable	Description	Default
DB_HOST	Database hostname	db
DB_NAME	Database name	sample
DB_USER	Database username	sampleuser
DB_PASSWORD	Database password	samplepass

Database Container

Variable	Description	Default
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD	Root password	rootpassword
MYSQL_DATABASE	Database name	sample
MYSQL_USER	Username	sampleuser
MYSQL_PASSWORD	Password	samplepass

Troubleshooting

Database Connection Issues

If you encounter database connection issues:

• Ensure the database container is running: docker ps
• Check database logs: docker logs php-sample-db
• Verify environment variables match between services

Web Server Issues

• Check web server logs: docker logs php-sample-web
• Ensure ports are correctly mapped in docker-compose.yml