Nginx PHP MySQL

Docker running Nginx, PHP-FPM, Composer, MySQL and PHPMyAdmin.

Overview

1. Install prerequisites

   Before installing project make sure the following prerequisites have been met.

2. Clone the project

   We’ll download the code from its repository on GitHub.

3. Configure Nginx With SSL Certificates [Optional]

   We'll generate and configure SSL certificate for nginx before running server.

4. Configure Xdebug [Optional]

   We'll configure Xdebug for IDE (PHPStorm or Netbeans).

5. Run the application

   By this point we’ll have all the project pieces in place.

6. Use Makefile [Optional]

   When developing, you can use Makefile for doing recurrent operations.

7. Use Docker Commands

   When running, you can use docker commands for doing recurrent operations.

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Install prerequisites

To run the docker commands without using sudo you must add the docker group to your-user:

sudo usermod -aG docker your-user

For now, this project has been mainly created for Unix (Linux/MacOS). Perhaps it could work on Windows.

All requisites should be available for your distribution. The most important are :

• Git
• Docker
• Docker Compose

Check if docker-compose is already installed by entering the following command :

which docker-compose

Check Docker Compose compatibility :

• Compose file version 3 reference

The following is optional but makes life more enjoyable :

which make

On Ubuntu and Debian these are available in the meta-package build-essential. On other distributions, you may need to install the GNU C++ compiler separately.

sudo apt install build-essential

Images to use

• Nginx
• MySQL
• PHP-FPM
• Composer
• PHPMyAdmin
• Generate Certificate

You should be careful when installing third party web servers such as MySQL or Nginx.

This project use the following ports :

Server	Port
MySQL	8989
PHPMyAdmin	8080
Nginx	8000
Nginx SSL	3000

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Clone the project

To install Git, download it and install following the instructions :

git clone https://github.com/nanoninja/docker-nginx-php-mysql.git

Go to the project directory :

cd docker-nginx-php-mysql

Project tree

.
├── Makefile
├── README.md
├── data
│   └── db
│       ├── dumps
│       └── mysql
├── doc
├── docker-compose.yml
├── etc
│   ├── nginx
│   │   ├── default.conf
│   │   └── default.template.conf
│   ├── php
│   │   └── php.ini
│   └── ssl
└── web
    ├── app
    │   ├── composer.json.dist
    │   ├── phpunit.xml.dist
    │   ├── src
    │   │   └── Foo.php
    │   └── test
    │       ├── FooTest.php
    │       └── bootstrap.php
    └── public
        └── index.php

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Configure Nginx With SSL Certificates

You can change the host name by editing the .env file.

If you modify the host name, do not forget to add it to the /etc/hosts file.

1. Generate SSL certificates

   source .env && docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/etc/ssl:/certificates -e "SERVER=$NGINX_HOST" jacoelho/generate-certificate
   

2. Configure Nginx

   Do not modify the etc/nginx/default.conf file, it is overwritten by etc/nginx/default.template.conf

   Edit nginx file etc/nginx/default.template.conf and uncomment the SSL server section :

   # server {
   #     server_name ${NGINX_HOST};
   #
   #     listen 443 ssl;
   #     fastcgi_param HTTPS on;
   #     ...
   # }
   

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Configure Xdebug

If you use another IDE than PHPStorm or Netbeans, go to the remote debugging section of Xdebug documentation.

For a better integration of Docker to PHPStorm, use the documentation.

1. Get your own local IP address :

   sudo ifconfig
   

2. Edit php file etc/php/php.ini and comment or uncomment the configuration as needed.

3. Set the remote_host parameter with your IP :

   xdebug.remote_host=192.168.0.1 # your IP
   

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Run the application

1. Copying the composer configuration file :

   cp web/app/composer.json.dist web/app/composer.json
   

2. Start the application :

   docker-compose up -d
   

   Please wait this might take a several minutes...

   docker-compose logs -f # Follow log output
   

3. Open your favorite browser :

   • http://localhost:8000
   • https://localhost:3000 (HTTPS not configured by default)
   • http://localhost:8080 PHPMyAdmin (username: dev, password: dev)

4. Stop and clear services

   docker-compose down -v
   

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Use Makefile

When developing, you can use Makefile for doing the following operations :

Name	Description
apidoc	Generate documentation of API
clean	Clean directories for reset
code-sniff	Check the API with PHP Code Sniffer (PSR2)
composer-up	Update PHP dependencies with composer
docker-start	Create and start containers
docker-stop	Stop and clear all services
gen-certs	Generate SSL certificates for nginx
logs	Follow log output
mysql-dump	Create backup of all databases
mysql-restore	Restore backup of all databases
phpmd	Analyse the API with PHP Mess Detector
test	Test application with phpunit

Examples

Start the application :

make docker-start

Show help :

make help

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Use Docker commands

Installing package with composer

docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/web/app:/app composer require symfony/yaml

Updating PHP dependencies with composer

docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/web/app:/app composer update

Generating PHP API documentation

docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/data phpdoc/phpdoc -i=vendor/ -d /data/web/app/src -t /data/web/app/doc

Testing PHP application with PHPUnit

docker-compose exec -T php ./app/vendor/bin/phpunit --colors=always --configuration ./app

Fixing standard code with PSR2

docker-compose exec -T php ./app/vendor/bin/phpcbf -v --standard=PSR2 ./app/src

Checking the standard code with PSR2

docker-compose exec -T php ./app/vendor/bin/phpcs -v --standard=PSR2 ./app/src

Analyzing source code with PHP Mess Detector

docker-compose exec -T php ./app/vendor/bin/phpmd ./app/src text cleancode,codesize,controversial,design,naming,unusedcode

Checking installed PHP extensions

docker-compose exec php php -m

Handling database

MySQL shell access

docker exec -it mysql bash

and

mysql -u"$MYSQL_ROOT_USER" -p"$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD"

Creating a backup of all databases

mkdir -p data/db/dumps

source .env && docker exec $(docker-compose ps -q mysqldb) mysqldump --all-databases -u"$MYSQL_ROOT_USER" -p"$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD" > "data/db/dumps/db.sql"

Restoring a backup of all databases

source .env && docker exec -i $(docker-compose ps -q mysqldb) mysql -u"$MYSQL_ROOT_USER" -p"$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD" < "data/db/dumps/db.sql"

Creating a backup of single database

Notice: Replace "YOUR_DB_NAME" by your custom name.

source .env && docker exec $(docker-compose ps -q mysqldb) mysqldump -u"$MYSQL_ROOT_USER" -p"$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD" --databases YOUR_DB_NAME > "data/db/dumps/YOUR_DB_NAME_dump.sql"

Restoring a backup of single database

source .env && docker exec -i $(docker-compose ps -q mysqldb) mysql -u"$MYSQL_ROOT_USER" -p"$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD" < "data/db/dumps/YOUR_DB_NAME_dump.sql"

Connecting MySQL from PDO

<?php
    try {
        $dsn = 'mysql:host=mysql;dbname=test;charset=utf8;port=3306';
        $pdo = new PDO($dsn, 'dev', 'dev');
    } catch (PDOException $e) {
        echo $e->getMessage();
    }
?>

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