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Mark Munyaka
Mark Munyaka

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Deploy a PHP site to Railway

#php #railway #deploy #website

PHP is a framework for building websites. Railway is a platform for hosting web apps. Learn how to host a PHP site on Railway.

Prerequisites

  • Railway Account
  • PHP

Create Home Page

On your local machine, create a index.php file.

<h1>Hello, World</h1>
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Test your site.

php -S localhost:8000
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Deploy to Railway

Install the Railway CLI tool:

npm i -g @railway/cli
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Login to your Railway account:

railway login --browserless
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Create a new Railway project:

railway init
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Link your folder to your Railway project.

railway link
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Deploy your app.

railway up --detach
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When the site is ready, generate a domain.

railway domain
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Update Site and Redeploy

Update home page, index.php:

<h1>Hello World!</h1>
<p>Happy to be here</p>
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Test update locally:

php -S localhost:8000
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Redeploy to Railway.

railway up --detach
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Boopathi •

This is a clear and concise guide to deploying a PHP site on Railway! I'm impressed with how easy it is to get started, thanks for sharing.

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