LAMP stack built with Docker Compose

A basic LAMP stack environment built using Docker Compose. It consists of the following:

• PHP
• Apache
• MySQL
• phpMyAdmin
• Redis

As of now, we have several different PHP versions. Use appropriate php version as needed:

• 5.4.x
• 5.6.x
• 7.1.x
• 7.2.x
• 7.3.x
• 7.4.x
• 8.0.x
• 8.1.x
• 8.2.x
• 8.3.x

Installation

• Clone this repository on your local computer
• configure .env as needed
• Run the docker compose up -d.

git clone https://github.com/sprintcube/docker-compose-lamp.git
cd docker-compose-lamp/
cp sample.env .env
// modify sample.env as needed
docker compose up -d
// visit localhost

Your LAMP stack is now ready!! You can access it via http://localhost.

Configuration and Usage

General Information

This Docker Stack is build for local development and not for production usage.

Configuration

This package comes with default configuration options. You can modify them by creating .env file in your root directory. To make it easy, just copy the content from sample.env file and update the environment variable values as per your need.

Configuration Variables

There are following configuration variables available and you can customize them by overwritting in your own .env file.

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PHP

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PHPVERSION Is used to specify which PHP Version you want to use. Defaults always to latest PHP Version.

PHP_INI Define your custom php.ini modification to meet your requirments.

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Apache

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DOCUMENT_ROOT

It is a document root for Apache server. The default value for this is ./www. All your sites will go here and will be synced automatically.

APACHE_DOCUMENT_ROOT

Apache config file value. The default value for this is /var/www/html.

VHOSTS_DIR

This is for virtual hosts. The default value for this is ./config/vhosts. You can place your virtual hosts conf files here.

Make sure you add an entry to your system's hosts file for each virtual host.

APACHE_LOG_DIR

This will be used to store Apache logs. The default value for this is ./logs/apache2.

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Database

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For Apple Silicon Users: Please select Mariadb as Database. Oracle doesn't build their SQL Containers for the arm Architecture

DATABASE

Define which MySQL or MariaDB Version you would like to use.

MYSQL_INITDB_DIR

When a container is started for the first time files in this directory with the extensions .sh, .sql, .sql.gz and .sql.xz will be executed in alphabetical order. .sh files without file execute permission are sourced rather than executed. The default value for this is ./config/initdb.

MYSQL_DATA_DIR

This is MySQL data directory. The default value for this is ./data/mysql. All your MySQL data files will be stored here.

MYSQL_LOG_DIR

This will be used to store Apache logs. The default value for this is ./logs/mysql.

Web Server

Apache is configured to run on port 80. So, you can access it via http://localhost.

Apache Modules

By default following modules are enabled.

• rewrite
• headers

If you want to enable more modules, just update ./bin/phpX/Dockerfile. You can also generate a PR and we will merge if seems good for general purpose. You have to rebuild the docker image by running docker compose build and restart the docker containers.

Connect via SSH

You can connect to web server using docker compose exec command to perform various operation on it. Use below command to login to container via ssh.

docker compose exec webserver bash

PHP

The installed version of php depends on your .envfile.

Extensions

By default following extensions are installed. May differ for PHP Versions <7.x.x

• mysqli
• pdo_sqlite
• pdo_mysql
• mbstring
• zip
• intl
• mcrypt
• curl
• json
• iconv
• xml
• xmlrpc
• gd

If you want to install more extension, just update ./bin/webserver/Dockerfile. You can also generate a PR and we will merge if it seems good for general purpose. You have to rebuild the docker image by running docker compose build and restart the docker containers.

phpMyAdmin

phpMyAdmin is configured to run on port 8080. Use following default credentials.

http://localhost:8080/
username: root
password: tiger

Xdebug

Xdebug comes installed by default and it's version depends on the PHP version chosen in the ".env" file.

Xdebug versions:

PHP <= 7.3: Xdebug 2.X.X

PHP >= 7.4: Xdebug 3.X.X

To use Xdebug you need to enable the settings in the ./config/php/php.ini file according to the chosen version PHP.

Example:

# Xdebug 2
#xdebug.remote_enable=1
#xdebug.remote_autostart=1
#xdebug.remote_connect_back=1
#xdebug.remote_host = host.docker.internal
#xdebug.remote_port=9000

# Xdebug 3
#xdebug.mode=debug
#xdebug.start_with_request=yes
#xdebug.client_host=host.docker.internal
#xdebug.client_port=9003
#xdebug.idekey=VSCODE

Xdebug VS Code: you have to install the Xdebug extension "PHP Debug". After installed, go to Debug and create the launch file so that your IDE can listen and work properly.

Example:

VERY IMPORTANT: the pathMappings depends on how you have opened the folder in VS Code. Each folder has your own configurations launch, that you can view in .vscode/launch.json

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "Listen for Xdebug",
      "type": "php",
      "request": "launch",
      // "port": 9000, // Xdebug 2
      "port": 9003, // Xdebug 3
      "pathMappings": {
        // "/var/www/html": "${workspaceFolder}/www" // if you have opened VSCODE in root folder
        "/var/www/html": "${workspaceFolder}" // if you have opened VSCODE in ./www folder
      }
    }
  ]
}

Now, make a breakpoint and run debug.

Tip! After theses configurations, you may need to restart container.

Redis

It comes with Redis. It runs on default port 6379.

SSL (HTTPS)

Support for https domains is built-in but disabled by default. There are 3 ways you can enable and configure SSL; https on localhost being the easiest. If you are trying to recreating a testing environment as close as possible to a production environment, any domain name can be supported with more configuration.

Notice: For every non-localhost domain name you wish to use https on, you will need to modify your computers hosts file and point the domain name to 127.0.0.1. If you fail to do this SSL will not work and you will be routed to the internet every time you try to visit that domain name locally.

1) HTTPS on Localhost

To enable https on localhost (https://localhost) you will need to:

1. Use a tool like mkcert to create an SSL certificate for localhost:
   • With mkcert, in the terminal run mkcert localhost 127.0.0.1 ::1.
   • Rename the files that were generated cert.pem and cert-key.pem respectively.
   • Move these files into your docker setup by placing them in config/ssl directory.
2. Uncomment the 443 vhost in config/vhosts/default.conf.

Done. Now any time you turn on your LAMP container https will work on localhost.

2) HTTPS on many Domains with a Single Certificate

If you would like to use normal domain names for local testing, and need https support, the simplest solution is an SSL certificate that covers all the domain names:

1. Use a tool like mkcert to create an SSL certificate that covers all the domain names you want:
   • With mkcert, in the terminal run mkcert example.com "*.example.org" myapp.dev localhost 127.0.0.1 ::1 where you replace all the domain names and IP addresses to the ones you wish to support.
   • Rename the files that were generated cert.pem and cert-key.pem respectively.
   • Move these files into your docker setup by placing them in config/ssl directory.
2. Uncomment the 443 vhost in config/vhosts/default.conf.

Done. Since you combined all the domain names into a single certificate, the vhost file will support your setup without needing to modify it further. You could add domain specific rules if you wish however. Now any time you turn on your LAMP container https will work on all the domains you specified.

3) HTTPS on many Domain with Multiple Certificates

If you would like your local testing environment to exactly match your production, and need https support, you could create an SSL certificate for every domain you wish to support:

1. Use a tool like mkcert to create an SSL certificate that covers the domain name you want:
   • With mkcert, in the terminal run mkcert [your-domain-name(s)-here] replacing the bracket part with your domain name.
   • Rename the files that were generated to something unique like [name]-cert.pem and [name]-cert-key.pem replacing the bracket part with a unique name.
   • Move these files into your docker setup by placing them in config/ssl directory.
2. Using the 443 example from the vhost file (config/vhosts/default.conf), make new rules that match your domain name and certificate file names.

Done. The LAMP container will auto pull in any SSL certificates in config/ssl when it starts. As long as you configure the vhosts file correctly and place the SSL certificates in config/ssl, any time you turn on your LAMP container https will work on your specified domains.

Contributing

We are happy if you want to create a pull request or help people with their issues. If you want to create a PR, please remember that this stack is not built for production usage, and changes should be good for general purpose and not overspecialized.

Please note that we simplified the project structure from several branches for each php version, to one centralized master branch. Please create your PR against master branch.

Thank you!

Why you shouldn't use this stack unmodified in production

We want to empower developers to quickly create creative Applications. Therefore we are providing an easy to set up a local development environment for several different Frameworks and PHP Versions. In Production you should modify at a minimum the following subjects:

• php handler: mod_php=> php-fpm
• secure mysql users with proper source IP limitations