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Docker refused to connect localhost

Hi everyone. I'm new to docker . Im setting my own web dev stack with (nginx - php - laravel - mysql) in docker. The things im feeling stuck because look like Laravel not actually connect to my docker When i access to localhost . Google chrome give me

This site can’t be reached 127.0.0.1 refused to connect.

This is my basic setup of docker-compose.yml

  • Mysql using port 3306:3306
  • Php using port 9000:9000
  • nginx using 8080:80

docker-composer.yml

version: '3'

# Network : Laravel
networks: 
  laravel:
    driver: bridge
services:
  # ===================== Nginx =========================== #
  nginx:
    image: nginx:latest
    restart: "always"
    container_name: nginx
    ports: 
      - 8080:80
    # Mounts
    volumes:
      # - File config "." mean same level of file
      - ./nginx/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
      # - Mount location for contains all projects 
      - /home/hoangtho/Projects/:/usr/share/nginx/html/
    depends_on:
      - php
      - mysql
    #   - mysql - Need install mysql
    networks:
      - laravel
  # ===================== PHP =========================== #  
  php:
    image: php-7.4-fpm
    container_name: php
    ports:
      - 9000:9000
    build:
      context: './php/'
    # Volumes store my php file
    volumes:
      - /home/hoangtho/Projects/:/usr/share/nginx/html/
    working_dir: /usr/share/nginx/html/
    tty: true
    networks: 
      - laravel
  # ======================== Mysql ======================= #
  mysql:
    image: mysql:latest
    container_name: mysql
    ports: 
      - 3306:3306
   
    environment:
    # default database
       MYSQL_DATABASE: default
       MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
       MYSQL_USER: hoangtho
       MYSQL_PASSWORD: tho230697
    networks:
      - laravel
    # ========================= End of config ========================= #

This is my .env of first-app

env

APP_NAME=Laravel
APP_ENV=local
APP_KEY=base64:MbV5mxzv7u4P4b8nb+xk9848joWqZ3ULUw75ZIseaUo=
APP_DEBUG=true


LOG_CHANNEL=stack
LOG_DEPRECATIONS_CHANNEL=null
LOG_LEVEL=debug

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=mysql
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=default
DB_USERNAME=hoangtho
DB_PASSWORD=tho230697

nginx

server {
    listen 80;
    index index.php index.html;
    server_name _;
    root /usr/share/nginx/html/;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        try_files $uri =404;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
        fastcgi_pass php:9000;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
    }
}

Dockerfile

FROM php:7.4-fpm-alpine
RUN docker-php-ext-install pdo mysqli

RUN curl -sS getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

I running in docker container php

Im stuck for 3 hours but i can't find out the way.. Please help

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wagnerfnds's avatar

try to change your nginx port from 8080:80 to 80:80

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