Local LAMP Stack using Docker

A repository containing the Docker files to build a LAMP stack for local development.

After startup, its accessible via http://localhost:5678.

Install Docker Desktop

Install the Docker Desktop Client, either via the offical installer, or a package manger of your choice, like Homebrew:

brew install --cask docker

Start the stack

docker compose up

Use the -d flag to start in detached mode, e.g. without logging the container outputs.

Stop the stack

docker compose down

Volumes

This stack links these folders inside this directory:

• /volumes/www will be linked to the php-apache apps web folder. Put your HTML and PHP files in here.
• /volumes/database will be linked to the MariaDBs database folder and contain all those db.opt files, so you can work with or backup them.

Customizing settings

You can easily customize PHP and Apache settings, by editing /php/local.ini and/or /apache/http-vhosts.conf, before restarting this stack.

Rebuild custom PHP image

docker build -t php-apache -f images/php-apache.dockerfile .

Images used:

• php:8.0.8-apache (customized via /images/php-apache.dockerfile)
• mariadb:10.6.3