Production-Ready PHP Docker Images: Solving Common Deployment Pitfalls
The official PHP Docker image lacks Composer, production‑grade security, and runs as root, so most teams fork it and create fragile internal images; serversideup/php builds on the official image by adding environment‑driven configuration, non‑root execution, S6 process management, FrankenPHP support, built‑in health checks, and performance optimizations that deliver up to 484 requests per second versus 68 for the vanilla image.
