Build Environment
The build process offers a few environment variables to adjust it to your use case. See the how to section of the documentation for all available variables.
Configure the web directory
To avoid exposing project files over the web, it is best practice to use a subfolder of your application as web root.
A typical location for this is the directory public. Set BP_PHP_WEB_DIR to your web root directory:
--build-env=BP_PHP_WEB_DIR=public
When the web server is Apache HTTPD or NGINX, the web directory defaults to htdocs.
Selecting a Web Server
By default, the PHP built-in web server will be used. For production use cases, we recommend using Apache HTTPD or NGINX:
- PHP Built-in Web Server
- Apache HTTPD Web Server
- NGINX Web Server
--build-env=BP_PHP_SERVER=php-server
--build-env=BP_PHP_SERVER=httpd
--build-env=BP_PHP_SERVER=nginx
Additionally, if required, the web server can be customized further by providing your own server-specific config file.
Next Steps
In the next step, we will set up a Symfony project and then configure various storage options for it.
