php

docker8.5.7muslsupported until 2029-12-311316M pulls

Official PHP scripting language image for running PHP applications and web servers.

languages-and-frameworks

Usage

Recommended variant

docker pull php:8.4.22-alpine

alpine = musl libc, smallest footprint — some native extensions won't build

Variants

Available tags

php:full

php:alpinemusl

Lifecycle

Support & EOL

latest8.5.7

pull size44MB compressed

OS EOLsupported until 2029-12-31

supportsupported until 2027-12-31

Known issues

Gotchas

alpine variant uses musl libc, can break native extensions compiled for glibc

install required PHP extensions via docker-php-ext-install

avoid :latest in production — pulls breaking major version changes

Resources