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ddev — Container based local development tool for PHP environments. More information: <https://docs.ddev.co

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Problem

How to use the ddev command: Container based local development tool for PHP environments. More information: <https://docs.ddev.com/en/stable/users/usage/cli/>.

Solution

ddev — Container based local development tool for PHP environments. More information: <https://docs.ddev.com/en/stable/users/usage/cli/>.

Start up a project:

ddev start

Configure a project's type and docroot:

ddev config

Follow the log trail:

ddev logs {{[-f|--follow]}}

Run composer within the container:

ddev composer

Install a specific Node.js version:

ddev nvm install {{version}}

Export a database:

ddev export-db {{[-f|--file]}} {{/tmp/db.sql.gz}}

Run a specific command within a container:

ddev exec {{echo 1}}

Code Snippets

Start up a project

ddev start

Configure a project's type and docroot

ddev config

Follow the log trail

ddev logs {{[-f|--follow]}}

Run composer within the container

ddev composer

Install a specific Node.js version

ddev nvm install {{version}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/ddev

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