# PHP language-specific guide — syntax=docker/dockerfile:1

> FROM composer:lts as prod-deps WORKDIR /app RUN --mount=type=bind,source=./composer.json,target=composer.json \ --mount=type=bind,source=./composer.lock,target=composer.lock \ --mount=type=cache,target=/tmp/cache \ composer install --no-dev --no-interaction FROM composer:lts as dev-deps WORKDIR /app

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FROM composer:lts as prod-deps WORKDIR /app RUN --mount=type=bind,source=./composer.json,target=composer.json \ --mount=type=bind,source=./composer.lock,target=composer.lock \ --mount=type=cache,target=/tmp/cache \ composer install --no-dev --no-interaction

FROM composer:lts as dev-deps WORKDIR /app RUN --mount=type=bind,source=./composer.json,target=composer.json \ --mount=type=bind,source=./composer.lock,target=composer.lock \ --mount=type=cache,target=/tmp/cache \ composer install --no-interaction

FROM php:8.2-apache as base RUN docker-php-ext-install pdo pdo_mysql COPY ./src /var/www/html

FROM base as development COPY ./tests /var/www/html/tests RUN mv "$PHP_INI_DIR/php.ini-development" "$PHP_INI_DIR/php.ini" COPY --from=dev-deps app/vendor/ /var/www/html/vendor

FROM base as final RUN mv "$PHP_INI_DIR/php.ini-production" "$PHP_INI_DIR/php.ini" COPY --from=prod-deps app/vendor/ /var/www/html/vendor USER www-data

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Update your `compose.yaml` file by adding an instruction to target the
development stage.

The following is the updated section of the `compose.yaml` file.
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services: server: build: context: . target: development # ...

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Your containerized application will now install the dev dependencies.

Run the following command to start your application.
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$ docker compose up --build

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Open a browser and view the application at [http://localhost:9000/hello.php](http://localhost:9000/hello.php). You should still see the simple "Hello, Docker!" application.

Press `ctrl+c` in the terminal to stop your application.

While the application appears the same, you can now make use of the dev dependencies. Continue to the next section to learn how you can run tests using Docker.
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