DDEV is a powerful tool that simplifies the process of setting up local development environments for PHP applications, including Drupal. In this guide, I'll walk you through the steps to install DDEV and configure a Drupal development environment.
Requirements:
Once you have this, create your Drupal project directory:
mkdir drupal-site
Into your directory run:
composer create-project drupal/recommended-project:^9 .
At the moment I created this project, running composer create-project drupal/recommended-project . automatically would download Drupal 10, which requires PHP version ">= 8.3.0". This would trigger a fatal error:
Fatal error: Composer detected issues in your platform: Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version ">= 8.3.0". You are running 8.1.27. in /var/www/html/vendor/composer/platform_check.php on line 24
because the DDEV container has an older PHP version. That’s why I explicitly asked for Drupal 9 in the command.
Next, configure DDEV:
ddev config
You will be prompted with some options. Select your project name, docroot location, and then the project type. You’ll see options like:
Project Type [backdrop, craftcms, django4, drupal10, drupal6, drupal7, drupal8, drupal9, laravel, magento, magento2, php, python, shopware6, silverstripe, typo3, wordpress]
In this case, I selected drupal9. After that, run:
ddev start
You will see a success message with the URLs to access your Drupal project: Project can be reached at https://drupal-site.ddev.site https://127.0.0.1:52810
Open your chosen browser and finish the Drupal installation.
Simple as that!
DDEV can be used for a wide variety of PHP-based CMSs, such as WordPress. You can follow a similar process; check out this article: Setting up a WordPress development environment with DDEV.
What is your favorite tool for local PHP development? From my experience with a wide variety of setups over the years, DDEV has proven to be an amazing solution for teams. It simplifies versioning, collaboration, and later establishing deployment pipelines, making development smoother and more predictable.
Leave your comment below. I’d love to hear your thoughts!
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