This guide explains how to set up, run, and redeploy the Laravel 7.x Ecommerce project using Docker with MySQL 5.7 and PHP 7.4.
- Clone or copy the project to any machine.
- run locally - not only for docker
php artisan migrate
php artisan db:seed
php artisan key:generate
php artisan serve
- In the project directory, run: - this for docker
docker compose build
docker compose up -d
- On first run, enter the container and set up Laravel:
docker exec -it simple-laravel-online-shop-app-1 bash
php artisan migrate
docker-compose down
docker-compose up --build
docker image prune -a
docker builder prune -a
Just copy the project to a new machine and run:
docker-compose up --build
Then inside the container:
php artisan migrate
php artisan session:table
php artisan migrate
Docker
Docker Compose
Optional: MySQL Client or phpMyAdmin for database access
Ensure your project folder contains the following:
.
├── app/ # Laravel app directory
├── .env # Environment config (see setup below)
├── Dockerfile # PHP 7.4 Dockerfile
├── docker-compose.yml # Services: app + MySQL
Create or edit .env file:
APP_NAME=Laravel
APP_ENV=local
APP_KEY=base64:generated_key
APP_DEBUG=true
APP_URL=http://localhost:8000
LOG_CHANNEL=stack
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=mysql
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=simple_shop
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=root
SESSION_DRIVER=database
version: '3.8'
services:
app:
build: .
volumes:
- .:/app
working_dir: /app
ports:
- "8000:8000"
depends_on:
- mysql
environment:
DB_CONNECTION: mysql
DB_HOST: mysql
DB_PORT: 3306
DB_DATABASE: simple_shop
DB_USERNAME: root
DB_PASSWORD: root
mysql:
image: mysql:5.7
restart: always
ports:
- "3307:3306" # Use 3307 if 3306 is occupied
environment:
MYSQL_DATABASE: simple_shop
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
volumes:
- mysql_data:/var/lib/mysql
volumes:
mysql_data:
FROM php:7.4-cli
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
unzip git zip curl libpng-dev libonig-dev libxml2-dev libzip-dev \
&& docker-php-ext-install pdo_mysql mbstring zip exif pcntl
COPY --from=composer:latest /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer
WORKDIR /app
