Helper commands

We provide some helper commands to allow you to execute common commands inside docker containers. If you are running the environment, these commands are in your PATH and can be executed from everywhere.

composer

Run the composer command inside the php docker container. The working directory will be the current directory you are executing this command from. Your $HOME/.ssh and $HOME/.composer folders wil be mounted inside this container to enable you to make use of your ssh keys and composer cache.

eg. $ composer require package_name

create_db

Create a new database inside the running mysql container with the name 'pimcore' and 'DEFAULT CHARSET utf8'.

eg. $ create_db

mysql

Execute a mysql command inside the running mysql container as the root user.

eg. $ mysql "SELECT * FROM table_name;"

mysqldump

Execute the mysqldump command inside the running mysql container as the root user.

eg. $ mysqldump db_name > export_file_name.sql

mysqlimport

Import a given mysql file into a given database, inside the running mysql container as the root user.

eg. $ mysqlimport db_name import_file_name.sql

node

Execute the node command inside a node container. The working directory will be the current directory you are executing this command from.

eg. $ node js_file.js

npm

Execute the npm command inside a node container. The working directory will be the current directory you are executing this command from. Your $HOME/.ssh and $HOME/.npm folders wil be mounted inside this container to enable you to make use of your ssh keys and npm cache.

eg. $ npm install package_name

yarn

Execute the yarn command inside a node container. The working directory will be the current directory you are executing this command from. Your $HOME/.ssh and $HOME/.npm folders wil be mounted inside this container to enable you to make use of your ssh keys and npm cache.

eg. $ yarn add package_name

php

Execute the php command inside the running php container, or inside a php-pimcore container if none is running. The working directory will be the current directory you are executing this command from.

eg. $ php -v

redis-cli

Execute the redis-cli command in the running redis container.

eg. $ redis-cli flushall

run

Run docker-compose for the current project, setting the project name to the BASEHOST variable from the .env file

eg. $ run up