The `php-fpm` process runs containerized. The php application always uses `/var/www` as it's work directory and home folder, and if `/var/www` is bind mounted it is necessary to adjust the path passed via FastCGI to `php-fpm` by changing the root directory to `/var/www`. This can achieved in nginx by setting the `fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME` to `/var/www/$fastcgi_script_name;` The default docker compose settings are intended for development and testing purposes. The folder structure expected by compose is as follows ``` └── local-instances └── 1 ├── mysql └── www ``` The vichan container is by itself much less rigid.