LAMP Stack Built with Docker Compose

A comprehensive LAMP stack environment built using Docker Compose, featuring:

• PHP
• Apache
• MySQL
• phpMyAdmin
• Redis

Note: This Docker Stack is intended for local development and is not suitable for production use.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/kevinpareek/lamp-docker.git
   cd lamp-docker

2. Configure environment variables:

   ./lamp.sh config

   Follow the prompts to set up the necessary environment variables.

3. Build and start the LAMP stack:

   ./lamp.sh start

Usage

Starting and Stopping the LAMP Stack

• Start:

  ./lamp.sh start

• Stop:

  ./lamp.sh stop

• Restart:

  ./lamp.sh restart

Accessing Services

• Web Server: Accessible at http://localhost or https://localhost (if SSL is configured).
• phpMyAdmin: Accessible at http://localhost:8080 or https://localhost:8443.

Creating & Managing Applications

• Add a new application: Ensure your custom domain (e.g., example.com) points to 127.0.0.1 if not using the default localhost.

  ./lamp.sh addapp <app_name> [domain]

  • <app_name>: Name of the application.
  • [domain]: (Optional) Custom domain, defaults to <app_name>.localhost.
  • Place your code in [DOCUMENT_ROOT]/[APPLICATIONS_DIR_NAME]/<app_name>.
  • Create a database in phpMyAdmin (http://localhost:8080) named sql_<app_name>.

• Open application code in VS Code:

  ./lamp.sh code <app_name>

  • <app_name>: Name of the application. If omitted, you'll be prompted to select an application.

Backup and Restore

• Backup:

  ./lamp.sh backup

• Restore:

  ./lamp.sh restore

Connect via SSH

following command to log in to the container via SSH:

./lamp.sh cmd

SSL Certificates

• Generate SSL certificates for a domain:

  ./lamp.sh ssl <domain>

  • <domain>: The domain for which to generate SSL certificates.

We use tool like mkcert to create an SSL certificate. So need to install mkcert first to generate SSL certificates.

Configuration

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

• The installed version of PHP and MYSQL depends on your .env file.

Apache Modules

By default, the following modules are enabled:

• rewrite
• headers

If you want to enable more modules, update ./bin/phpX/Dockerfile. Rebuild the Docker image by running docker compose build and restart the Docker containers.

Extensions

By default, the 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 extensions, update ./bin/webserver/Dockerfile. Rebuild the Docker image by running docker compose build and restart the Docker containers.

phpMyAdmin

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

• URL: http://localhost:8080/
• Username: root
• Password: tiger

Xdebug

Xdebug comes installed by default, and its 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, enable the settings in the ./config/php/php.ini file according to the chosen PHP version.

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

Install the Xdebug extension "PHP Debug" in VS Code. Create the launch file so that your IDE can listen and work properly.

Example:

{
    "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
            }
        }
    ]
}

Make a breakpoint and run debug. After these configurations, you may need to restart the container.

Redis

Redis runs on the default port 6379.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! If you want to create a pull request, please remember that this stack is not built for production usage, and changes should be good for general purposes 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 the master branch.

Why You Shouldn't Use This Stack Unmodified in Production

This stack is designed for local development to quickly create creative applications. 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

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.