Whether you're just starting out or an expert PHP developer, you've probably heard the dreaded line, "Works on my machine." Docker is quickly becoming the industry-accepted answer to this problem by making virtualization faster and more flexible than ever before.

In this walk-through, we'll take a step-by-step look at exactly how to set up a PHP application using Docker. Along the way we'll explore how Docker works, why containers are an improvement over virtual machines, and how this setup can minimize the differences between local and production environments.

Slides: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oq3qlcle8cHXixil6MQFqSXFtncq48Eg

Given At:

- [Northeast PHP, 2018](https://northeastphp2018.sched.com/event/Fh5v/building-your-first-php-application-in-docker-php)
- [Midwest PHP, 2019](https://joind.in/event/midwest-php-2019/building-your-first-php-application-in-docker)
- [Chicago PHP User Group, 2019](https://www.meetup.com/Chicago-PHP-User-Group/events/259924192/) ([Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tltpMxXgaf4))

Blog Posts:

- [Shiphp Book: Building Your First PHP Application with Docker](https://www.shiphp.com/books)
- [Building a PHP Command Line App with Docker](https://blog.codeship.com/building-a-php-command-line-app-with-docker/)