Try initializing the repo with RUN

ENDPOINT crashes CoseSpaces, it's been reported by several users
Change the readme to remind people that Laravel does require some initializations
edit .sh file to not lunch PHP-FPM after composer install

Author: hubertnguyen

.devcontainer/.docker/php/Dockerfile

@@ -62,4 +62,5 @@ RUN mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
 WORKDIR /var/www/htdoc
 
 # start out script that runs composer install, but ONLY if /vendor/ does not exist
+RUN chmod +x /var/www/htdoc/init_repo.sh
 #ENTRYPOINT ["/var/www/htdoc/init_repo.sh"]

README.md

@@ -15,33 +15,35 @@ The article mentions several ways to get a Laravel development environment up an
 
 # Preparing the Laravel project to run
 
-## Dependencies 
+Before the project can run properly, we need to take several actions.
+
+## 1. Install dependencies 
 
 In the Laravel project folder, install the Composer dependencies with the command
 
 `composer install`
 
-## .env file 
+## 2. Create the .env file 
 
 Laravel uses the .env file for environment-specific configurations, like database credentials, application key, and other settings. Create one from the included example file:
 
 `cp .env.example .env`
 
-#### Application key
+## 3. Generate a Laravel Application key
 
 Laravel might ask to generate a new application key. You can do it by running this command in the laravel project folder. 
 
 `php artisan key:generate`
 
-#### MongoDB connection string
+## 4. Add the MongoDB connection string to .env
 
-Not included in this repo is the Laravel .env file that contains the MongoDB connection string with the username / password. You'll have to make a cope of the .env.example file and add this variable: 
+We need to add the MongoDB connection string with the username / password to the .env file. add this line, but remember that your connection string might look different.
 
-`DB_URI=`
+`DB_URI=mongodb+srv://USERNAME:PASSWORD@clustername.subdomain.mongodb.net/?retryWrites=true&w=majority`
 
-The complete URI looks like this:
+## 5. Ready!
 
-`DB_URI=mongodb+srv://USERNAME:PASSWORD@clustername.subdomain.mongodb.net/?retryWrites=true&w=majority`
+Head to the site URL and you should see the Laravel Homepage
 
 # Xdebug
 

src/init_repo.sh

@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ if [ ! -d "vendor" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Then, execute the main command, e.g., starting PHP-FPM
-exec php-fpm
+# exec php-fpm