# Best practices for building a production-ready Dockerfile for PHP applications

DevFeed: [Best practices for building a production-ready Dockerfile for PHP applications](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/best-practices-for-building-a-production-ready-dockerfile-for-php-applications-7855.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/building-production-ready-dockerfile-php/>)

Author: James Walker

Published: 2023-08-22T05:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [PHP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/php.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

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## AI overview

A tutorial on building production-ready Dockerfiles for PHP applications, covering specific base-image tags and environment-variable configuration.

## Source excerpt

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to write a dependable Dockerfile for PHP applications.