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Containerize and develop PHP apps using Docker	getting started, php, composer	PHP language-specific guide	1	2

The PHP language-specific guide teaches you how to create a containerized PHP application using Docker. In this guide, you'll learn how to:

• Containerize and run a PHP application
• Set up a local environment to develop a PHP application using containers
• Run tests for a PHP application within containers
• Configure a CI/CD pipeline for a containerized PHP application using GitHub Actions
• Deploy your containerized application locally to Kubernetes to test and debug your deployment

After completing the PHP language-specific guide, you should be able to containerize your own PHP application based on the examples and instructions provided in this guide.

Start by containerizing an existing PHP application.

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