How to create a virtual development environment using PHP and Vagrant

With the rapid development of Internet technology, PHP, as a popular server-side scripting language, has been increasingly widely used. An important problem faced by many developers is how to quickly set up a PHP development environment in a local development environment. This article will introduce a method to create a virtual development environment using Vagrant and PHP to help developers quickly start development work.

1. Introduction to Vagrant and PHP

Vagrant is an open source tool that can help developers create a virtual development environment locally. Vagrant uses VirtualBox or other virtualization technologies to create virtual machines, and command-line tools to configure and manage virtual machines. PHP, on the other hand, is a popular server-side scripting language that runs on a variety of different operating systems. In this article, we will use Vagrant and PHP to create a virtual development environment to make development work more convenient.

2. Preparation

Before we start using Vagrant and PHP to create a virtual development environment, we need to complete the following preparations:

1. Download and install VirtualBox and Vagrant: VirtualBox is a free virtual machine software that can be downloaded and installed on your computer. Vagrant is a command line tool that needs to be used in the terminal. You can download and install VirtualBox and Vagrant from the official website.

2. Create a Vagrantfile: Vagrantfile is a plain text file used to configure and manage virtual machines. We will create a Vagrantfile in a later step to configure and manage the virtual machine.

3. Install PHP: In this article, we will use PHP to build a development environment. You can download and install PHP from the PHP official website.

3. Create and configure the virtual machine

1. Open the terminal and create a new directory to store Vagrantfile and other script files.

2. Use the command line tool to enter the directory and create an empty file named Vagrantfile.

3. Open the Vagrantfile file and copy and paste the following code into the file:

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
config.vm.box = "ubuntu/trusty64"
config.vm.network "private_network", ip: "192.168.33.10"
config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/var/www/html", :mount_options => ["dmode=777", "fmode=666"]
config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|

vb.memory = "1024"

end
config.vm.provision "shell", inline: <<-SHELL

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y php7.2

SHELL
end

The above code specifies the use of the ubuntu/trusty64 image to create a virtual machine, and sets the IP address of the virtual machine to 192.168.33.10 . In addition, a synchronization folder is added to synchronize the local ./ directory to the /var/www/html directory of the virtual machine. The code also specifies that the memory size of the virtual machine is 1024MB. Finally, a script was executed to install PHP 7.2.

4. Save and close the Vagrantfile.

5. Use the terminal to run the following command to start the virtual machine:

vagrant up

This command will create and configure the virtual machine, and start the virtual machine.

6. Use the following command to log in to the virtual machine:

vagrant ssh

This will log in to the terminal of the virtual machine, where you can continue configuration.

4. Configure PHP and Web server

1. In the virtual machine, use the following command to install the Apache Web server:

sudo apt-get install apache2

2. Confirm that the Web server has been installed successfully. Use the following command to start the Web server:

sudo service apache2 start

3. Use the following command to install PHP and its related extensions:

sudo apt-get install php7.2 php7.2-cli libapache2-mod-php7.2 php7.2-mysql php7.2-curl php7.2-gd php7.2-mbstring php7.2-xml

4. Use the following command to restart the web server:

sudo service apache2 restart

5. Confirm that PHP has been installed successfully and run the following command in the terminal:

php -v

This command will output the PHP version information to confirm that it has been installed successfully.

6. Create a PHP test file, such as index.php, and save it to the /var/www/html directory. Edit the file using the following command:

sudo nano /var/www/html/index.php

Then copy and paste the following code:

phpinfo();
?>

7. Save and close the file. At this point, open http://192.168.33.10/index.php in the browser and you should be able to see the PHP information page.

5. Summary

In this article, we introduced how to use Vagrant and PHP to create a virtual development environment. By using this method, developers can carry out development work more conveniently without worrying about environment configuration. At the same time, Vagrant provides a complete command line management tool that can easily manage and configure virtual machines. If you need to quickly create and configure a PHP development environment, using Vagrant is a good choice.

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