Stop Using Local Setup ❌ — Laravel Docker Setup Explained ✅
🚀 Laravel + MySQL with Docker — Complete Beginner Guide
GitHub Url: https://github.com/anirbancodes69/yt-...
Tired of environment issues like:
❌ “Works on my machine”
❌ PHP version mismatch
❌ Missing extensions
❌ MySQL not starting
In this video, we solve ALL of that using Docker.
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📘 What You’ll Learn:
✅ How to run Laravel without installing PHP locally
✅ How to setup MySQL inside Docker
✅ How containers communicate with each other
✅ How to avoid environment conflicts forever
✅ Clean and scalable development setup
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🚨 The Problem
Traditional Laravel setup requires:
PHP
Composer
MySQL
Extensions
And leads to:
💥 Setup failures
💥 Debugging hell
💥 Team inconsistency
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✅ The Solution: Docker
We containerize:
Laravel (PHP 8.3)
MySQL Database
👉 Result:
✔ Same setup for everyone
✔ No local dependency issues
✔ Fast onboarding
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🧠 Tech Stack Used:
Laravel
PHP 8.3 (FPM)
MySQL
Docker & Docker Compose
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⚠️ Note:
We are using `php artisan serve` for development.
In production, use:
Nginx
PHP-FPM
Redis
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🎯 Final Outcome:
✔ Dockerized Laravel App
✔ MySQL Connected
✔ Zero local setup
✔ Clean dev environment
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💬 Comment below if you want:
👉 Production setup (Nginx + Redis)
👉 CI/CD with Docker
👉 Deploy Laravel using Docker
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“Docker doesn’t just run your app…
it eliminates environment problems completely.”