PHP

This is a generic PHP engine used to launch PHP web and worker services on Nanobox. It exposes a wide collection configuration options generally handled in the php.ini and other configuration files. Both PHP settings and web server settings are available.

Usage

To use this engine, specify in the boxfile.yml:

run.config:
  engine: php

Composer

This engine uses Composer to manage dependencies. If a composer.json file exists at the root of your application, dependencies will be fetched during a build. The composer install command can be customized during the build process using a setting in the boxfile.yml.

run.config:
  engine: php
  engine.config:
    composer_install: "composer install --no-interaction --prefer-source"

Basic Configuration

This engine exposes configuration options through the boxfile.yml, a yaml config file used to provision and configure your app's platform.

Advanced Configuration Options

This Readme outlines only the most basic and commonly used settings. For the full list of available configuration options, view the Advanced PHP Configuration options.

Overview of Basic boxfile.yml Configuration Options

run.config:
  engine.config:
    # PHP Settings
    runtime: 'php-7.0'
    extensions:
      - curl
      - gd
      - mbstring
      - pdo_mysql
    zend_extensions:
      - ioncube_loader
      - opcache
    max_execution_time: 30
    max_input_time: 30
    error_reporting: E_ALL
    display_errors: 'stderr'
    post_max_size: '8M'
    upload_max_filesize: '2M'
    file_uploads: true

    # Web Server Settings
    webserver: 'apache'

    # Apache Settings
    apache_document_root: '/'
    apache_php_interpreter: fpm
    apache_access_log: false

Quick Links

Web Server Settings
PHP Settings
Apache Settings

Web Server Settings

The following setting is used to select which web server to use in your application.

• webserver

webserver

The following web servers are available:

• apache (default)
• nginx
• builtin (PHP's built-in web server available in 5.4+)

run.config:
  engine.config:
    webserver: 'apache'

Web server specific settings are available in the following sections of the Advanced PHP Configuration doc:

Apache Settings
Nginx Settings
Built-In PHP Web Server Settings

PHP Settings

The following settings are typically configured in the php.ini. When using Nanobox, these are configured in the boxfile.yml.

• runtime
• extensions
• zend_extensions
• max_execution_time
• max_input_time
• error_reporting
• display_errors
• post_max_size
• upload_max_filesize
• file_uploads
• date_timezone

runtime

Specifies which PHP runtime and version to use. The following runtimes are available:

• php-5.3
• php-5.4
• php-5.5
• php-5.6
• php-7.0 (default)
• php-7.1
• php-7.2

run.config:
  engine.config:
    runtime: 'php-7.0'

extensions

Specifies what PHP extensions should be included in your app's environment. To see what PHP extensions are available, view the full list of available PHP extensions.

run.config:
  engine.config:
    extensions:
      - curl
      - gd
      - mbstring
      - pdo_mysql

zend_extensions

Specifies what Zend extensions should be included in your app's environment. To see what Zend extensions are available, view the Zend Extensions section of the PHP extensions list.

run.config:
  engine.config:
    zend_extensions:
      - ioncube_loader
      - opcache

max_execution_time

Sets the max_execution_time PHP setting.

run.config:
  engine.config:
    max_execution_time: 30

max_input_time

Sets the max_input_time PHP setting.

run.config:
  engine.config:
    max_input_time: 60

error_reporting

Sets the error_reporting PHP setting.

run.config:
  engine.config:
    error_reporting: E_ALL

display_errors

Sets the display_errors PHP setting.

run.config:
  engine.config:
    display_errors: 'stderr'

post_max_size

Sets the post_max_size PHP setting.

run.config:
  engine.config:
    post_max_size: '8M'

upload_max_filesize

Sets the upload_max_filesize PHP setting.

run.config:
  engine.config:
    upload_max_filesize: '2M'

file_uploads

Sets the file_uploads PHP setting.

run.config:
  engine.config:
    file_uploads: true

date_timezone

Sets the date.timezone PHP setting.

run.config:
  engine.config:
    date_timezone: 'US/central'

Apache Settings

The following settings are used to configure Apache. These only apply when using apache as your webserver.

• apache_php_interpreter
• apache_access_log

apache_php_interpreter

Specify which PHP interpreter you would like Apache to use.

• fpm (default)
• mod_php

run.config:
  engine.config:
    apache_php_interpreter: fpm

apache_access_log

Enables or disables the Apache Access log.

run.config:
  engine.config:
    apache_access_log: false

Help & Support

This is a generic (non-framework-specific) PHP engine provided by Nanobox. If you need help with this engine, you can reach out to us in the #nanobox IRC channel. If you are running into an issue with the engine, feel free to create a new issue on this project.