Next Steps

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You now know how to deploy an app, change its configuration, view logs, scale, and bind it to services.

Here’s some recommended reading. The first one is a set of tips for PHP developers in the cloud. The second one describes the buildpack which Cloud Foundry uses to bootstrap PHP applications. The third one is a collection of factors you should consider when creating a modern cloud-native application.

• Tips for PHP Applications in the cloud
• PHP Buildpack
• 12 factors for cloud-native apps

Examples

Here are some example applications that can be deployed easily to Cloud Foundry:

• php-info This app has a basic index page and shows the output of phpinfo()
• PHPMyAdmin A deployment of PHPMyAdmin that uses bound MySQL services
• PHPPgAdmin A deployment of PHPPgAdmin that uses bound PostgreSQL services
• Drupal A deployment of Drupal that uses bound MySQL service
• CodeIgniter CodeIgniter tutorial application running on CF
• Stand Alone An example which runs a standalone PHP script
• pgbouncer An example which runs the PgBouncer process in the container to pool database connections
• phalcon An example which runs a Phalcon based application
• composer An example which uses Composer