Configuring PHP

PHP configuration is stored within the cma.js file:

module.exports = {
    magento: {
        first_name: 'Scandiweb',
        last_name: 'Developer',
        email: '[e-mail]',
        user: 'admin',
        password: 'scandipwa123',
        adminuri: 'admin',
        mode: 'developer',
    },
    configuration: {
        php: {
            // PHP configuration goes here
        }
    }
};

Changing the PHP version

The default version of PHP for your project is defined by the Magento version according to Magento System Requirements for Magento 2.4 and Magento 2.3.

PHP to Magento version mapping will look like this:

• PHP 8.3

• PHP 8.2 - Magento 2.4.7 (+ patches)

• PHP 8.1 - Magento 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6 (+ patches)

• PHP 7.4 - Magento 2.3.7, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3 (+ patches)

• PHP 7.3 - Magento 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 2.3.5, 2.3.6 (+ patches)

• PHP 7.2 - Magento 2.2.10, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2 (+ patches)

To change the PHP version, select the PHP version from the PHP Images section and then the PHP version with Magento extensions.

For example, you have Magento 2.4.3 project and you want to use PHP 8.1. The configuration file cma.js will look accordingly:

cma.js

/** @type {import('@scandipwa/magento-scripts').CMAConfiguration} */
module.exports = {
    // ... other configurations
    configuration: {
        php: {
            baseImage: 'ghcr.io/scandipwa/create-magento-app:php-8.1-magento-2.4',
            debugImage: 'ghcr.io/scandipwa/create-magento-app:php-8.1-magento-2.4-debug'
        }
    }
};

Note that we are changing both baseImage and debugImage properties!

After changing the configuration, restart the app to install the new PHP version:

yarn start

And validate the new PHP installation through the CLI:

yarn cli
bash-5.1$ php -v
PHP 8.1.10 (cli) (built: Sep  2 2022 11:17:05) (NTS)
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v4.1.10, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v8.1.10, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies

Also, the PHP version will be printed during start command execution:

Installing PHP extensions

Some extensions have a separate package that can be integrated into cma.js like ionCube extension!

By default, only the extensions that are required by Magento are installed. If you need to install any additional extensions, cma.js will have to be changed accordingly:

cma.js

/** @type {import('@scandipwa/magento-scripts').CMAConfiguration} */
module.exports = {
    // ... other configurations
    configuration: {
        php: {
            extensions: {
                memcached: {
                    command: `apk add --no-cache --virtual .build-deps \\$PHPIZE_DEPS \
                    && pecl install memcached \
                    && docker-php-ext-enable memcached \
                    && apk del -f .build-deps`,
                    dependencies: [
                        'libevent-dev',
                        'libmemcached-dev',
                        'zlib-dev'
                    ]
                }
            }
        }
    }
};

All of this might look complicated, but this object describes the following information for magento-scripts:

1. PHP Extension name. Defined in configuration.php.extensions as a key for configuration object.

2. Dependencies required by the extension. Defined in configuration.php.extensions[name].dependencies as an array of strings. Optional.

3. Command to install the extension inside the project image. Defined in configuration.php.extensions[name].command as a string or as a synchronous function that returns a string or asynchronous function that returns a string. Optional.

The current example defines that memcached extension requires 2 dependencies to be installed from apk repository: libmemcached-dev and zlib-dev and a command to install the extension itself. The command consists of 4 steps:

1. Installing build dependencies for PECL extension.

2. Installing the extension itself from PECL.

3. Enabling installed extension

4. Removing build dependencies to save space inside the project image.

The command is written in one line because it will use one RUN instruction inside Dockerfile. Dependencies for extensions are recommended to move to the separate dependencies property because they will be installed together with other dependencies from other extensions in one RUN instruction inside Dockerfile.

You can also install extensions from the docker-php-ext-install project. The same utility is shipped in official PHP images and if you will not define any settings in PHP extension configuration, CMA will install the extension using docker-php-ext-install <extension name> command. Example:

cma.js

/** @type {import('@scandipwa/magento-scripts').CMAConfiguration} */
module.exports = {
    // ... other configurations
    configuration: {
        php: {
            extensions: {
                calendar: {}
            }
        }
    }
};

This will install a PHP calendar extension.

To retrieve all extensions that docker-php-ext-install utility can install you can run the following command inside CLI: exec php docker-php-ext-install

After you made your changes restart the app for changes to take effect:

yarn start

And validate newly installed extensions through the CLI:

yarn cli
bash$ php -m | grep memcached
memcached