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PHP in the PHP stack

This page explains what PHP means in the PHP stack: how it is included, which base service it uses, and how it connects to the rest of the stack.

PHP is included by default and treated as a required part of the PHP stack.

Role

Required

Base service

PHP

Type

service

Stack fit

How PHP fits into this stack

PHP is included by default and treated as a required part of the PHP stack.

This stack service is based on PHP and keeps the service-specific setup for PHP in one place.

It is linked to MariaDB and Mailpit inside the stack.

Version policy

Available versions include 8.5, 8.4, 8.3, 8.2, 8.1.

Inclusion

Enabled by default: Yes

Required: Yes

Primary: No

Storage

This stack service does not define persistent volume sizes.

Stack-specific technical details

Review the operational capabilities exposed by PHP inside this stack, including backups, imports, configs, settings, cron, actions, storage, and service links where they exist.