While modern software engineering workflows commonly rely on containers for local development, many production environments remain traditional: manually installed web servers, PHP as host installation, classic LAMP stacks. It's time to close that gap.

In this four-part online training, we'll progressively transform a traditional PHP stack into a lightweight, containerized setup. You'll discover that container orchestration is much easier than you thought and that containers actually simplify things.

Whether you're a developer frustrated by the "but it works on my machine" excuse or an Ops engineer seeking repeatable deployments, you'll leave with the confidence to transition your PHP apps to the container age — without the drama!

• Step-by-step migration: From traditional web server + PHP to containerized services
• Build container images for PHP applications: Best practices for Containerfile and multi-stage builds
• Integrate source code and static assets into containers: Strategies for different deployment models
• Transform containers into system services: Integration with systemd for autostart, restart, and logging
• Cron jobs in containerized environments: From traditional cron jobs to container-based scheduled tasks
• Database strategies: Containerizing MySQL/MariaDB vs. hybrid approaches
• Secrets management and containers: Secure handling of API keys, passwords, and configuration
• Monitoring and logging: Centrally collect container logs and monitor applications
• Backup strategies for containerized environments and persistent data
• Performance considerations: Container overhead vs. practical benefits
• Distribution and deployment strategies: Registry-based distribution vs. local builds and pushes
• Hands-on exercises: Live migration of a sample PHP application

This training is designed for PHP developers, system administrators, and DevOps beginners who want to modernize their existing PHP applications without dealing with the complexity of large orchestration frameworks.

Particularly suitable for teams looking to migrate from traditional LAMP setups to containers while seeking pragmatic, production-ready solutions.

We recommend solid knowledge of PHP and basic experience with Linux systems and the command line.

Experience with Docker, Podman, or other container technologies is helpful but not mandatory.

• You understand the benefits of containerization and can communicate them convincingly
• You can systematically migrate existing PHP applications to containerized environments
• You create production-ready container images for PHP apps with optimized performance and security
• You deploy containers as stable system services, replacing traditional service architectures
• You implement modern deployment strategies without the complexity of Kubernetes
• You solve the "works on my machine" problem through reproducible container environments