---
title: "Flexible Docker Images with PHP INI Environment Variables"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/flexible-docker-images-with-php-ini-environment-variables-jfdibvqhs
source_url: https://laravel-news.com/flexible-docker-images-with-php-ini-environment-variables
type: article
source: "Laravel News"
published: 2024-12-06T14:19:24.871Z
updated: 2024-12-06T14:19:38.011Z
tags: ["webdev", "devops", "docker", "php"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 29
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# Flexible Docker Images with PHP INI Environment Variables

**[Laravel News](https://daily.dev/sources/ln)** · 3 min read · 29 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

Learn how to enhance flexibility in Docker images by using environment variables for PHP INI settings. This approach allows each developer to configure settings locally without modifying the main configuration files. The post demonstrates how to leverage this feature for Xdebug configuration, providing examples of how to set environment variables in Docker Compose and INI files. Follow these steps to make your Docker setup more adaptable and maintainable.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@a\_h\_abid** · 0 upvotes

> A nice way to manage ini settings. I also did this for PHP-FPM and it works there too. Found that it works for Apache too.
>
> Really wish that nginx supported this.

**@hoanguyencoder** · 0 upvotes

> Thanks you

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