nginx with php5-fpm on Ubuntu 13.10 Dockerfile

default.conf

# Change this file to suit your needs.
# This config is taken and slightly modified from the F3 website
# (http://fatfreeframework.com/routing-engine#sample-nginx-configuration)
server {
    server_name localhost;
    root /var/www/html;
    location / { 
        index index.php index.html index.htm;
        try_files $uri /index.php;
    }   
    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php5-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }   
}

Dockerfile

FROM ubuntu:13.10

RUN apt-get update

# nginx
RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install nginx
RUN echo "daemon off;" >> /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

# php5-fpm
RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install php5-fpm

# One of the last things should be adding a config file.
# This will allow the image to be rebuilt faster upon config change.
ADD default.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default

EXPOSE 80

CMD service php5-fpm start && service nginx start

howtorun

# Save the two files in a directory together, cd to it,
# then run:
sudo docker build -t ubuntu-nginx .
# where ubuntu-nginx is the name you want the image to have

# Next (and last), run a container from that image:
sudo docker run -v /home/yourusername/my_awesome_php_project:/var/www -p 80:80 -name my_awesome_php_project -d ubuntu-nginx

# Now you have a nifty little dev environment to write your php application! 

Sources I used to figure this stuff out (thanks!):
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/docker-explained-how-to-containerize-and-use-nginx-as-a-proxy
https://github.com/eugeneware/docker-wordpress-nginx
http://failshell.io/docker/running-nginx-inside-a-docker-container/
http://fatfreeframework.com/routing-engine#sample-nginx-configuration
http://docs.docker.io/en/latest/reference/commandline/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Nginx