Updated the README.md

Added a healthcheck to the container
adjusted Apache limits for memory consumption
switch to microdnf for improved memory usage

Dockerfile

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ARG PHPVER=83
 RUN dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm -y
 RUN dnf install -y https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-9.rpm
 RUN dnf update -y && dnf upgrade -y
-RUN dnf install -y httpd mod_ssl wget procps cronie iproute
+RUN dnf install -y httpd mod_ssl wget procps cronie iproute microdnf
 RUN openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout /etc/pki/tls/private/localhost.key -x509 -days 3650 -subj "/CN=localhost" -out /etc/pki/tls/certs/localhost.crt
 RUN mkdir /run/php-fpm/
 RUN mkdir /scripts
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@ COPY ./configs/index.php /var/www/html/
 COPY ./configs/remote_ip.conf /etc/httpd/conf.d/
 RUN    echo "15 */12 * * * root /scripts/log-rotate.sh"  >>  /etc/crontab
 RUN yum clean all
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=5s --start-period=60s --retries=3 \
+  CMD curl -f http://localhost/ || exit 1
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/scripts/entrypoint.sh" ]

README.md

@@ -1,18 +1,49 @@
-# Cloud Apache Container #
-This is the base container for running PHP based applications.  Select the PHP version environment variables. PHP Version Defaults to PHP 8.3
+# Cloud Apache Container
 
-*__You mush have docker or compatable containerization software running.__*
+This is a base container for running PHP-based applications, supporting multiple PHP versions (7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4). The default is PHP 8.3. The container is based on AlmaLinux 9 and uses Apache with mod_ssl. It is designed for both development and production use.
 
-__You can pull this image locally by running:__  
+**You must have Docker or compatible containerization software running.**
 
-```console
-docker pull repo.anhonesthost.net/cloud-hosting-platform/cac:latest
+---
+
+## Quick Start: Local Development with `local-dev.sh`
+
+The easiest way to start a local development environment is with the provided `local-dev.sh` script. This script automates container setup, volume creation, log directories, and WordPress installation.
+
+### Usage Example
+
+```bash
+./local-dev.sh -n local-dev
 ```
 
-__You can then run a development version of the server by running the following commands:__
-*Note this is an example, you can modify the command(s) to fit your needs.*
+**Flags:**
+- `-n`  Name of the container (required)
+- `-p`  HTTP port (default: 80)
+- `-s`  HTTPS port (default: 443)
+- `-r`  Root path for files and database (default: current directory)
+- `-a`  PHP version (default: 8.3; options: 74, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
+- `-v`  Enable verbose mode
+- `-h`  Show help
 
-```console
+The script will:
+- Create a user directory and log folders
+- Create a Docker volume for MySQL
+- Start the container with the correct environment variables
+- Generate helper scripts in your root path:
+  - `instance_start` – Start the container
+  - `instance_stop` – Stop the container
+  - `instance_logs` – Tail Apache logs
+  - `instance_db_info` – Show MySQL credentials
+- Install WordPress in your web root
+- Print MySQL credentials
+
+---
+
+## Manual Docker Usage
+
+You can also run the container manually:
+
+```bash
 mkdir -p local-development/domain.tld
 cd local-development/domain.tld
 mkdir user
@@ -20,55 +51,72 @@ mkdir -p user/logs/{apache,system}
 docker run -d -it -p 80:80 -p 443:443 -e PHPVER=84 -e environment=DEV --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)"/user,target=/home/myuser -v"$name-mysql":/var/lib/mysql -e uid=30001 -e user=myuser -e domain=localhost --name local-dev  repo.anhonesthost.net/cloud-hosting-platform/cac:latest
 ```
 
-*This will start the processes needed to run sites locally.*
+---
 
-The first time you start the container, it will take some time as it is installing all the required software to run the dev instance.
+## Accessing the Container
 
-__If you need to get into the container you can run:__
-
-```console
+```bash
 docker exec -it local-dev /bin/bash
 ```
 
-__To install WordPress for your site__  
+---
 
-```console
-cat cat /home/myuser/mysql_creds
+## WordPress Installation
+
+If using `local-dev.sh`, WordPress is installed automatically. For manual setup:
+
+```bash
+cat /home/myuser/mysql_creds
 su - myuser
 cd ~/public_html
 wp core download
 ```
 
-You should be able to then go into your browser and go to  https://localhost (accept the SSL warning if it appears) and follow the prompts to setup the site.
+Then visit https://localhost (accept the SSL warning) to complete setup.
 
-The database credentials are shown in the /home/```$user```/mysql_creds file, which we had *cat* in the commands above.
+---
 
-### PHPVER ###  
-*74* - PHP 7.4  
-*80* - PHP 8.0  
-*81* - PHP 8.1  
-*82* - PHP 8.2  
-*83* - PHP 8.3
-*84* - PHP 8.4    
+## Features
 
-### Environment Variables ###  
-__Required Tags__  
-*uid* - User ID for File Permissions  
-*user* - Username for File Permissions  
-*domain* - Primary Domain for configuration  
+- **Multiple PHP Versions:** 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 (set with `PHPVER` or `-a` flag)
+- **Automatic Database Setup:** MariaDB is started in DEV mode, credentials are auto-generated and stored in `/home/$user/mysql_creds`.
+- **Database Backups:** Cron job backs up the database every 15 minutes to `/home/$user/_db_backups`.
+- **Log Management:** Log rotation compresses logs older than 3 days and deletes those older than 7 days.
+- **Memcached:** Started automatically in DEV mode.
+- **SSL:** Self-signed certificate enabled by default.
+- **Default Web Content:** `/home/$user/public_html` is the web root. `/ping` endpoint and `phpinfo.php` are available for diagnostics.
+- **Helper Scripts:** `instance_start`, `instance_stop`, `instance_logs`, `instance_db_info` (created by `local-dev.sh`).
 
-__Optional Tags__  
-*environment* - Set to DEV to start memcached and mysql locally for development purposes  
-*serveralias* - Set to allow alternative hostnames for a site.
-*PHPVER* - Set to use a different version of PHP [refer to versions here.](#phpver) 
+---
 
-### Helpful Notes ###
+## Environment Variables
 
-* A cron is set up in the container to backup the database every 15 minutes to your user's directory.
-* If you want to restart the instance again, run ```docker start {name-of-your-container}``` in the example, *name-of-your-cintainer* is *local-dev*
-* To stop a restarted instance, run ```docker stop {name-of-your-container}```
-* To view log stream from container, run ```docker logs -f {name-of-your-container}```
-* To delete a container, run ```docker rm {name-of-your-container}``` *__Note:__ this does not delete the files in user directory or database, as those are store in your system*
-* To view running containers, run ```docker ps```
-* To view all created containers, run ```docker ps --all``
-* To view all container images downloaded on your system, run ```docker images```
+**Required:**
+- `uid` – User ID for file permissions
+- `user` – Username for file permissions
+- `domain` – Primary domain for configuration
+
+**Optional:**
+- `environment` – Set to `DEV` to start memcached and MySQL locally for development
+- `serveralias` – Comma-separated list of alternative hostnames
+- `PHPVER` – PHP version (see above)
+
+---
+
+## Helpful Notes
+
+- To restart the instance: `./instance_start` or `docker start {container-name}`
+- To stop: `./instance_stop` or `docker stop {container-name}`
+- To view logs: `./instance_logs` or `docker logs -f {container-name}`
+- To get DB credentials: `./instance_db_info` or `cat /home/$user/mysql_creds`
+- To delete a container: `docker rm {container-name}` (does not delete user files or DB volume)
+- To view running containers: `docker ps`
+- To view all containers: `docker ps --all`
+- To view images: `docker images`
+
+---
+
+## Troubleshooting
+- The first run may take several minutes as dependencies are installed.
+- If you need to change PHP version, stop and remove the container, then recreate with the desired version.
+- For advanced configuration, see the scripts in the `scripts/` directory.

configs/default-index.conf

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Alias "/ping" "/var/www/html"
         MaxSpareThreads         75
         ThreadLimit             64
         ThreadsPerChild         25
-        MaxRequestWorkers       800
-        ServerLimit             32
-        MaxConnectionsPerChild  1500
+        MaxRequestWorkers       150
+        ServerLimit             16
+        MaxConnectionsPerChild  500
 </IfModule>

scripts/entrypoint.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 if [ -z "$PHPVER" ]; then
-  PHPVER="81";
+  PHPVER="83";
 fi
 
 adduser -u $uid $user
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ chmod -R 755 /home/$user
 if [[ $environment == 'DEV' ]]; then
   echo "Starting Dev Deployment"
   mkdir -p /home/$user/_db_backups
-  dnf install -y MariaDB-server MariaDB-client memcached
+  microdnf install -y MariaDB-server MariaDB-client memcached
   nohup mysqld -umysql &
   if [ ! -f /home/$user/mysql_creds ]; then
     echo "Give MySQL a chance to finish starting..."

scripts/install-php74.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-dnf module enable php:remi-7.4 -y
-dnf install -y php php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-xml php-pecl-zip php-sodium php-soap php-xmlrpc \
+microdnf module enable php:remi-7.4 -y
+microdnf install -y php php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-xml php-pecl-zip php-sodium php-soap php-xmlrpc \
 php-pecl-redis5 php-pecl-memcached php-pecl-memcache php-pecl-ip2location php-pecl-imagick php-pecl-geoip \
 php-mysqlnd php-mbstring php-ioncube-loader php-intl php-gd libzip php-cli
 exit 0

scripts/install-php80.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-dnf module enable php:remi-8.0 -y
-dnf install -y php php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-xml php-pecl-zip php-sodium php-soap php-pecl-xmlrpc \
+microdnf module enable php:remi-8.0 -y
+microdnf install -y php php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-xml php-pecl-zip php-sodium php-soap php-pecl-xmlrpc \
 php-pecl-redis5 php-pecl-memcached php-pecl-memcache php-pecl-ip2location php-pecl-imagick php-pecl-geoip \
 php-mysqlnd php-mbstring php-ioncube-loader php-intl php-gd libzip php-cli
 exit 0

scripts/install-php81.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-dnf module enable php:remi-8.1 -y
-dnf install -y php php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-xml php-pecl-zip php-sodium php-soap php-pecl-xmlrpc \
+microdnf module enable php:remi-8.1 -y
+microdnf install -y php php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-xml php-pecl-zip php-sodium php-soap php-pecl-xmlrpc \
 php-pecl-redis5 php-pecl-memcached php-pecl-memcache php-pecl-ip2location php-pecl-imagick php-pecl-geoip \
 php-mysqlnd php-mbstring php-ioncube-loader php-intl php-gd libzip php-cli
 exit 0

scripts/install-php82.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-dnf module enable php:remi-8.2 -y
-dnf install -y php php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-xml php-pecl-zip php-sodium php-soap php-pecl-xmlrpc \
+microdnf module enable php:remi-8.2 -y
+microdnf install -y php php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-xml php-pecl-zip php-sodium php-soap php-pecl-xmlrpc \
 php-pecl-redis5 php-pecl-memcached php-pecl-memcache php-pecl-ip2location php-pecl-imagick php-pecl-geoip \
 php-mysqlnd php-mbstring php-intl php-gd libzip php-cli
 exit 0

scripts/install-php83.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-dnf module enable php:remi-8.3 -y
-dnf install -y php php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-xml php-pecl-zip php-sodium php-soap php-pecl-xmlrpc \
+microdnf module enable php:remi-8.3 -y
+microdnf install -y php php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-xml php-pecl-zip php-sodium php-soap php-pecl-xmlrpc \
 php-pecl-redis5 php-pecl-memcached php-pecl-memcache php-pecl-ip2location php-pecl-imagick php-pecl-geoip \
 php-mysqlnd php-mbstring php-intl php-gd libzip php-cli
 exit 0

scripts/install-php84.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-dnf module enable php:remi-8.4 -y
-dnf install -y php php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-xml php-pecl-zip php-sodium php-soap php-pecl-xmlrpc \
+microdnf module enable php:remi-8.4 -y
+microdnf install -y php php-fpm php-mysqlnd php-xml php-pecl-zip php-sodium php-soap php-pecl-xmlrpc \
 php-pecl-redis5 php-pecl-memcached php-pecl-memcache php-pecl-ip2location php-pecl-imagick php-pecl-geoip \
 php-mysqlnd php-mbstring php-intl php-gd libzip php-cli
 exit 0