magento2 cli with docker

Question

How do you run magento commands when using a docker container, like

php bin/magento setup:deploy

I have a docker container with php 7, mysql 5.6. The website works ok, but if I try to run some magento commands it tries to run them through the system php, which is 5.4.

It is more of a docker workflow question, as I'm unsure what to do next. I tried docker exec 281cbd203f92 magento setup:upgrade but obviously it doesn't recognize the magento command. Should I add it to the path in the container?

My container:

281cbd203f92        cloudwaysdocker/docker_debian   "/bin/bash /start.sh"   5 days ago          Up 3 hours          0.0.0.0:80->80/tcp, 0.0.0.0:443->443/tcp   magento2

Answer 1

I guess you can solve it by running Magento commands inside container. You need to login into container first:

docker exec -ti 281cbd203f92 /bin/bash

After that you need to change current directory to document root of your Magento, add path to /bin/magento to container PATH variables like:

export PATH=$PATH:/var/www/html/magento2/bin

After that you can run magento commands inside and outside container.