PHP Developer Center
Learn how to build and deploy PHP apps on Azure and how to use PHP to manage your Azure resources
Azure SDK for PHP
Use and manage your Azure resources with PHP
Open composer.json
php composer.phar install git add index.php git commit -m "My first PHP app" git push azure master
Get the source from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-php.git
Create your PHP web application on Azure
Quickly deploy your custom PHP web app on Azure App Service or install a popular CMS from the Marketplace
Azure Command-Line Interface (Azure CLI)
A lightweight cross-platform command-line tool to manage services and accomplish common tasks.

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