Build and Run Laravel 7 in Docker Part 4 - MySQL

Add the Database

We want to persist this container allowing us to stop and start it without losing data. We can achieve this with a volume.

Open your docker-compose and under the web block add the following:

database:
    image: mysql:5.7
    volumes:
      - dbdata:/var/lib/mysql
    environment:
      MYSQL_DATABASE: ${DB_DATABASE}
      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
      MYSQL_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
    ports:
        - "33061:3306"

 

Part 5 - Final Steps