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Fix Docker quickstart: install intl before composer create-project #8322

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11 changes: 8 additions & 3 deletions docs/en/installation.md
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Expand Up @@ -130,9 +130,14 @@ Check [DDEV Documentation](https://ddev.readthedocs.io/) for installation and ad
For containerized development:

```bash
# Create project using Composer in Docker
docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/app composer create-project \
--prefer-dist cakephp/app:~|cakeversion| my_app
# Create project using Composer in Docker.
# CakePHP requires the intl extension, which the base composer image does not
# provide, so run Composer inside a PHP image with intl installed.
docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/app -w /app php:8.2-cli bash -c \
"apt-get update && apt-get install -y libicu-dev git unzip curl \
&& docker-php-ext-install intl \
&& curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php \
&& php composer.phar create-project --prefer-dist cakephp/app:~|cakeversion| my_app"

# Start PHP development server (install required extensions first)
cd my_app
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