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# [From XAMPP to Docker: A Better Way to Develop PHP Applications](https://simonontech.hashnode.dev/from-xampp-to-docker-a-better-way-to-develop-php-applications?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

All code and resources for this post are available on GitHub. You can follow along by cloning the repository! Last semester in my Computer Science studies, we built a small backend with PHP. To get started, we used XAMPP — just like I did more than ...

May 25, 2025 · 17 min read · simonontech.hashnode.dev  
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## Responses 1

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[Gordon Forsythe](https://hashnode.com/@baohx2000)

[May 25, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-xampp-to-docker-a-better-way-to-develop-php-applications/6833117f1c3e522a33c3d40d/comment/683343c23de4145cdbc986e7)

Just one tiny typo I noticed... one header you have compose.json instead of composer.json

[Simon](https://hashnode.com/@simonhrd)

[May 25, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-xampp-to-docker-a-better-way-to-develop-php-applications/6833117f1c3e522a33c3d40d/comment/683343c23de4145cdbc986e7#reply-68336de3c8f6a572917227dd)

Thanks for the hint! I’ve fixed it :)