Multiple Websites and PHP Versions with Docker-Compose - php

Question

At the moment I'm building my own dev environment because I want to get rid of MAMP.
I created a docker-compose file with a nginx proxy and it's basically working. My problem is, that several old php projects require different php versions.
Here is how far I already got with my compose file:
version: '2'
services:
nginx-proxy:
image: jwilder/nginx-proxy
container_name: nginx-proxy
ports:
- "80:80"
volumes:
- /var/run/docker.sock:/tmp/docker.sock:ro
project1:
build: ./config/5.3.29/nginx/
container_name: project1
volumes:
- ./project1/:/var/www/html
links:
- php-5.3.29:php
environment:
- "VIRTUAL_HOST=project1.org"
expose:
- "8080"
project2:
build: ./config/5.6/nginx/
container_name: project2
volumes:
- ./project2/:/var/www/html
links:
- php-5.6:php
environment:
- "VIRTUAL_HOST=project2.de"
expose:
- "8081"
php-5.3.29:
build: ./config/5.3.29/php/
container_name: php-5.3.29
ports:
- 9000:9000
php-5.6:
build: ./config/5.6/php/
container_name: php-5.6
ports:
- 9001:9000
As you can see, I have two projects. The PHP containers require to volume from the the same path as the project does. Is there a way to generate the path dynamically? Project 3 will also use php 5.6.
Or am I using the wrong way to go in general? In the end there will be around 10 Magento online shops.
Thank you for your help!

Answer 1

Thank you for your answer!
Today I was able to solve my problem with this docker-compose file:
version: '2'
services:
nginx:
build: ./config/nginx/
container_name: nginx
volumes_from:
- www_data
links:
- php-5.3.29
- php-5.5
ports:
- 80:80
php-5.3.29:
build: ./config/5.3.29/
container_name: php-5.3.29
volumes_from:
- www_data
php-5.5:
build: ./config/5.5/
container_name: php-5.5
volumes_from:
- www_data
php-5.6:
build: ./config/5.6/
container_name: php-5.6
volumes_from:
- www_data
www_data:
image: tianon/true
volumes:
- .:/var/www/html
I removed the proxy and used the nginx config to handle the different websites. Then I was able to include the different php versions like this:
fastcgi_pass php-5.5:9000;

Answer 2

You can reference directories above the compose file like ../sites:/var/www/html or similar. Not sure when you say "dynamically" if you need additional logic to generate the paths.
In general it seems like your naming is a bit too specific, which might be fine for an initial workstation, but as things start to change, it's going to be harder to maintain.