PHP: Configure your service

This documentation is part of the Getting started guide. View the full guide here: How to get started with PHP on Stackhero.

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Stackhero provides a PHP cloud platform designed for fast, reliable deployments:

  • Deploy your PHP application to production in seconds with a simple git push.
  • Use your own domain, with automatic HTTPS certificates configured for you. There are no manual steps needed.
  • Rely on automatic backups, one-click updates, and clear, predictable pricing. Stackhero handles these details, so you can focus on your code.
  • Benefit from strong performance and security on a private, dedicated infrastructure built specifically for your applications.

Make your workflow smoother and save time. Getting started with Stackhero's PHP cloud hosting takes just a few minutes.

The primary configuration you will need is your SSH public key. You can retrieve your public key by running one of these commands:

cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

or

cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

If you do not have an SSH key pair yet, you can generate one using ssh-keygen on Linux and macOS or ssh-keygen.exe on Windows.

Once you have your public key, head over to the Stackhero dashboard, select your PHP service, navigate to the configuration page, and paste your key into the designated field.

Tip: If you would like to set your SSH public key for all future services, you can do so globally. Just click your profile picture in the top right corner of the dashboard, go to "Your profile", and paste your SSH public key there.

Continue reading this guide

  1. Read the full guide: Getting started
    How to get started with PHP on Stackhero
  2. Start a PHP service
  3. Prerequisites
  4. Clone the example
  5. Configure the remote repository server
  6. Deploy your PHP code
  7. Deploy an existing application
  8. Handle error "failed to push some refs to '[...]'"
  9. Handle error "src refspec main does not match any"
  10. Handle error "Everything up-to-date" when pushing
  11. Deploy a branch other than main
  12. Deploy a tag
  13. Roll back or deploy a specific commit
  14. Deploy to multiple environments
  15. Save your SSH private key password in macOS's keychain
  16. Handle secrets
  17. Handle PHP dependencies
  18. Store files

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