How to Run Phalcon PHP Framework with MariaDB Using Podman - Beginner Friendly Setup!

Learn how to quickly set up the blazing-fast Phalcon PHP framework connected to a MariaDB database using Podman and podman-compose — perfect for beginners and developers looking for a modern, containerized PHP development environment.

In this step-by-step tutorial, I'll walk you through:

Creating the project folder and app files

Configuring Podman containers for Phalcon and MariaDB

Connecting PHP to MariaDB with PDO

Running and testing your app on localhost

Phalcon is an open source, high-performance PHP framework written as a C extension, making it one of the fastest frameworks available today.

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