Follow these instructions to create a Docker container that includes:

• PHP 8.2
• nginx web server
• SQLite3 database

Head over to the Docker website for installation instructions:

• https://www.docker.com/get-started/

Before you can use

1. Open a command prompt / terminal window
2. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/dbierer/php-6-steps-tutorial.git

• If you don't have git installed, you can also do this:
• Download the ZIP file of this repository from here: https://github.com/dbierer/php-6-steps-tutorial/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
• Unzip into an appropriate folder on your computer

3. Change to the directory (folder) that contains the cloned Github repository files
4. Build the Docker container:

docker build -t php-6-steps .

Use this command to run the container:

docker run -d -p 8888:80 -v `pwd`:/home/tutorial php-6-steps

You'll now need to run this command to get the name assigned to the container:

docker container ls

For this tutorial, we'll refer to the container name as $NAME

To open a command shell into the container run this command:

docker exec -it $NAME /bin/bash

To access the output from the nginx web server type this URL into your browser: http://localhost:8888/

You can now create a PHP program that's visible from your browser.

• Make sure that you are not shelled into the container!
• You need to do this from your editor outside the Docker container

Create a "hello_world" program:

1. Open your code editor
2. Enter this PHP code:

<?php
echo 'Hello World!';

3. Save the file as hello_world.php in the directory that contains the files from the repository
4. Test from your browser using this URL: http://localhost:8888/tutorial/hello_world.php

If you are running on Windows or Mac, you can use the Docker Desktop to start or stop the container.

Otherwise, from the command line, run this command, where $NAME is the name of the container

docker container stop $NAME