Running Multiple PHP Versions Simultaneously with Docker

This repository allows you to run multiple versions of PHP simultaneously using Docker. In addition to PHP, we provide containers for MYSQL, Composer, and Node.js.

Setup Instructions

Adding a Fake Domain to the Hosts File

You have the option to add a fake domain to your hosts file.

• clone this repo

  git clone https://github.com/cDmonio/docker-php-multiversion.git
  

• coyp .env.example to .env (edit credentials for MYSQL)

  cp .env.example .env
  

Inside Containers

Database:

You can copy scripts to the ./scripts directory.

1. Access the MySQL container:

   docker exec -it mysql bash
   

2. Login to MySQL:

   mysql -u root -p
   

3. Import a database without logging in: a. Change to the docker-entrypoint-initdb.d directory:

   cd docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
   

   b. Run the following command to import a database from a script file:

   mysql -u root -p DATABASE < script.sql
   

PHP:

To access a specific PHP container, use a command like the following:

docker exec -it php7.3 bash

• To run PHP scripts, use the php command followed by the script name (e.g., php script.php).
• Install Composer by running:

  composer install
  

• To use Laravel's Artisan commands, run:

  php artisan
  

NGINX:

Navigate to the ./nginx/conf.d/ directory and copy or edit the default.conf file. Replace occurrences of yourdomain.test with an IP address or domain name and the version of PHP you are using (e.g., php7.2, php7.3, php7.4, php8.2).

• Update the fastcgi_pass directive in the config file to point to the corresponding PHP container (e.g., fastcgi_pass php7.4:9000).

After making changes, you can check the NGINX configuration with:

docker exec -it nginx nginx -t

If the configuration is correct, reload NGINX with:

docker exec -it nginx nginx -s reload

Managing Hosts File (Linux and Windows)

To add the fake domain .test to your hosts file, follow these steps:

Linux (as admin/sudo):

1. Open the hosts file in a text editor (e.g., Nano):

   sudo nano /etc/hosts
   

2. Add the following line to the file:

   127.0.0.1 yourdomain.test
   

3. Save and exit the editor.

Windows:

1. Open the hosts file located at C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc\hosts using any text editor. You may need administrative privileges to edit this file.

2. Add the following line to the file:

   127.0.0.1 yourdomain.test
   

3. Save the file.