Container with Apache2 and PHP

I didn't find a Docker image at first that included Apache2 and PHP, so (and for learning purposes) I gathered the information on how I could create a corresponding container myself. This also has the advantage that I can add exactly the packages I need for the CMS I chose, GRAV .

First we create a directory webcontainer, then we create docker-compose.yml and Dockerfile:

mkdir webcontainer

cd webcontainer

bash -c "cat > docker-compose.yml" <<EOF
services:
  apache:
    restart: always
    build:
    context: .
    dockerfile: Dockerfile
    ports:
      - 8080:80
    volumes:
      - /home/jgreven/echo/web/ai-telligence.info:/var/www/html
      - ./log:/var/log/apache2
EOF

bash -c "cat > Dockerfile" <<EOF
FROM ubuntu:latest

RUN apt-get update \
&& apt-get install -y \
apache2 \
php8.3 \
php8.3-curl \
php8.3-gd \
php8.3-imagick \
php8.3-mbstring \
php8.3-xml \
php8.3-yaml \
php8.3-zip \
libapache2-mod-php8.3 \
composer \
&& apt-get clean \
&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

RUN a2enmod php8.3
RUN a2enmod rewrite

EXPOSE 80

CMD ["apache2ctl", "-D", "FOREGROUND"]
EOF

Of course you have to adjust the paths so they fit your environment. Then you can start the container with the command:

docker compose up --build -d

You can list the running containers with:

docker ps

You can “enter” the running container with:

docker exec -it <CONTAINER-NAME> bash

Of course you have to adjust the name of the container. Completion with the TAB-key works here!