Deploy a PHP site to Railway
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Mark Munyaka

Mark Munyaka @markmunyaka

About: I am a freelance developer and technical writer from Zimbabwe currently based in Kafue, Zambia. I enjoy coding, reading, and outdoor sports. I love testing out new technologies (web, desktop, mobile)

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Deploy a PHP site to Railway

Publish Date: Oct 23 '24
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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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Comments 3 total

  • Boopathi
    BoopathiOct 23, 2024

    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.

    • Mark Munyaka
      Mark MunyakaOct 23, 2024

      Thanks for that. I try to keep things simple.

  • Abdul Rehman
    Abdul RehmanNov 27, 2024

    I tried a similar approach with Railway for a while, but I found Cloudways to be a bit more convenient for managing PHP apps, especially when it comes to scaling and performance optimization. The control over server configurations is pretty solid, and their support is responsive if you ever need to troubleshoot. Definitely worth considering if anyone is looking for a more hands-off management experience. I recently purchased Cloudways using the 40% off black friday promo. Not sure if the offer is still up.

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