Docker Nginx connect to PHP-FPM on private docker network - php

Question

I am trying to connect my docker nginx container to my docker php7 container. I have both connected to a private bridge network, because I want my php engine offline. When starting my nginx container I get the error:
nginx: [emerg] host not found in upstream "php7" in
etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf:11
My php container command (run first):
docker run -d \
--name php7 \
-v /php7:/usr/local/etc \
-v /www_data:/www \
--network=priv-bridge-net \
-p 9000:9000 \
php:7.0.24-fpm
My nginx command:
docker run -d \
--name nginx \
-v /nginx_conf:/etc/nginx \
-v /www_data:/usr/share/nginx/html \
--network=priv-bridge-net \
nginx:1.13.5
My nginx config:
server {
index index.php index.html;
server_name test;
error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;
access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;
root /usr/share/nginx/html;
location ~ \.php$ {
try_files $uri =404;
fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
fastcgi_pass php7:9000;
fastcgi_index index.php;
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
}
}
Please help me figure out what I am doing wrong. Thanks!
Second question, can I eliminate the -p 9000:9000 from the php container, because it is on the same bridge network on as the nginx server.

Answer 1

Ok, so my above question IS the correct answer. I was just having trouble with the order of starting containers (I also have reverse proxies and others in play, it got a bit confusing).
For anyone who wants to connect docker nginx to a docker php, this is correct setup:
My php container command (run first):
docker run -d \
--name php7 \
-v /php7:/usr/local/etc \
-v /www_data:/www \
--network=priv-bridge-net \
-p 9000:9000 \
php:7.0.24-fpm
My nginx command:
docker run -d \
--name nginx \
-v /nginx_conf:/etc/nginx \
-v /www_data:/usr/share/nginx/html \
--network=priv-bridge-net \
nginx:1.13.5
My nginx config:
server {
index index.php index.html;
server_name test;
error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;
access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;
root /usr/share/nginx/html;
location ~ \.php$ {
try_files $uri =404;
fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
fastcgi_pass php7:9000;
fastcgi_index index.php;
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
}
}