[SOLVED] Docker PHP alpine can't configure Apache to use PHP

Docker PHP alpine can't configure Apache to use PHP

Im want to create a docker container where I can serve my PHP project with Apache.

Right now I'm using php:8.3.16-cli-alpine3.20 as the base image. The project depends on numerous extensions which I add the following way:

ADD --chmod=0755 https://github.com/mlocati/docker-php-extension-installer/releases/latest/download/install-php-extensions /usr/local/bin/
RUN install-php-extensions gd redis intl protobuf mysqli

After that I install apache and copy it's configuration:

RUN apk add --no-cache apache2 php$phpverx-apache2

COPY ./default.conf /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Here comes the problem. The php$phpverx-apache2 package overrides my PHP and because of this my project is not working. Is there any way I can tell apache to use my already installed PHP? I am thinking about adding LoadModule php_module path/to/my/php.so, but I can't locate it on Alpine linux.

I would appreciate any help.

Solution

Use the fpm-alpine base-image and do not install php$phpverx-apache2 inside. Instead bind your Apache2 HTTP application server to the PHP FPM version (via mod_proxy_fcgi, Examples (apache.org)).

RUN apk add --no-cache apache2  apache2-proxy

AFAIK the Docker PHP Alpine images do not ship with an Apache module.