run composer if /vendor/ is not present

modified the Dockerfile to run composer, if the /vendor/ directory is not present.
src\init_repo.sh is executed when the instance is launched. There's a check to see if /vendor/ already exists

removed ( ) characters from xdebug.ini as they generated some errors in the comments
# characters should not be used for comments

Author: hubertnguyen

.devcontainer/.docker/php/Dockerfile

@@ -55,16 +55,11 @@ RUN curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
 # copy composer to a place where it can be globally executed
 RUN mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
 
-# NOT REQUIRED
-# Change to non-root privilege
-# USER www-data
+# our repo is in var/www/htdoc
+# COPY init_repo.sh /var/www/htdoc/
 
-# Enable Error-logging in the PHP container
-# ----------------------------------------------------------
-
-# RUN echo "error_log = /var/log/php-fpm.log" >> /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/docker.conf
-
-#RUN echo "php_admin_value[error_log] = /var/log/php-fpm/www-error.log" >> /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf && \
-#    echo "php_admin_flag[log_errors] = on" >> /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf && \
-#    echo "catch_workers_output = yes" >> /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /var/www/htdoc
 
+# start out script that runs composer install, but ONLY if /vendor/ does not exist
+ENTRYPOINT ["/var/www/htdoc/init_repo.sh"]

.devcontainer/.docker/php/xdebug.ini

@@ -1,41 +1,41 @@
-# already loaded in /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/docker-php-ext-xdebug.ini
-#zend_extension=xdebug
+; already loaded in /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/docker-php-ext-xdebug.ini
+;zend_extension=xdebug
 
 ; FIXME : should be elsewhere, like docker-php.ini
 error_log = /var/log/php-errors.log
 catch_workers_output = yes
 
 [xdebug]
-# 'debug' means we're enabling step-by-step debugging
+; 'debug' means we're enabling step-by-step debugging
 xdebug.mode=debug
 
 xdebug.client_port=9003
 
-# xdebug.client_host is the IP address of the system where VS Code runs
-# that IP address is DIFFERENT depending on WHERE VS Code is launched in (Windows/Mac, WSL(2), Container/devcontainer/codespaces) 
-#
-# the PHP container sends debugging data OUT to xdebug.client_host:xdebug.client_port
+; xdebug.client_host is the IP address of the system where VS Code runs
+; that IP address is DIFFERENT depending on WHERE VS Code is launched in Windows/Mac, WSL, Container/devcontainer/codespaces 
+;
+; the PHP container sends debugging data OUT to xdebug.client_host:xdebug.client_port
 
 
-# localhost is used when running btoh VS Code and PHP from within **the same PHP container**
-# after opening the project in the Container
+; localhost is used when running btoh VS Code and PHP from within **the same PHP container**
+; after opening the project in the Container
 xdebug.client_host=localhost
 
-# if using Docker Desktop 'host.docker.internal' is supposed to hold the IP Address of 
-# the Docker host, but that's not always true. DOUBLE-CHECK
+; if using Docker Desktop 'host.docker.internal' is supposed to hold the IP Address of 
+; the Docker host, but that's not always true. DOUBLE-CHECK
 
 ;xdebug.client_host=host.docker.internal
 
-# 'yes': This will always initiate a debugging, profiling, or tracing session as soon as a request is received, without needing any specific trigger
-# 'no' : This will never initiate a session regardless of the presence of any trigger
-# 'trigger' : This will initiate a session only if a specific trigger (like a GET/POST variable or a cookie) is present in the request.
+; 'yes': This will always initiate a debugging, profiling, or tracing session as soon as a request is received, without needing any specific trigger
+; 'no' : This will never initiate a session regardless of the presence of any trigger
+; 'trigger' : This will initiate a session only if a specific trigger, like a GET/POST variable or a cookie, is present in the request.
 xdebug.start_with_request=yes
 
-# OPTIONAL: idekey
-# in the browser add a URL param (if not using a browser utility)
-# url.to.debug?XDEBUG_SESSION_START=PHPSTORM
-# sets up a coockie called "XDEBUG_SESSION_START" with the value "PHPSTORM", which is the "trigger"
-# xdebug.idekey=PHPSTORM
+; OPTIONAL: idekey
+; in the browser add a URL param , if not using a browser utility
+; url.to.debug?XDEBUG_SESSION_START=PHPSTORM
+; sets up a coockie called "XDEBUG_SESSION_START" with the value "PHPSTORM", which is the "trigger"
+; xdebug.idekey=PHPSTORM
 
-# defines a log file. This is created (touch) and initialized (permissions) in the PHP container Dockerfile
+; defines a log file. This is created, with touch, and initialized (permissions) in the PHP container Dockerfile
 xdebug.log=/tmp/xdebug.log

src/init_repo.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Navigate to your application directory
+cd /var/www/htdoc
+
+# displays the current path, for debugging
+# pwd
+
+# Check if the vendor directory does not exist
+if [ ! -d "vendor" ]; then
+    # Run composer install
+    composer install
+fi
+
+# Then, execute the main command, e.g., starting PHP-FPM
+exec php-fpm