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+# 1. Use the official PHP image bundled with the Apache web server
+FROM php:8.2-apache
+
+# 2. Install the MySQL Data Objects (PDO) extensions required for your DB queries
+RUN docker-php-ext-install pdo pdo_mysql
+
+# 3. Enable Apache's mod_rewrite engine so your .htaccess file handles the API routing rules
+RUN a2enmod rewrite
+
+# 4. Copy all your backend files from GitHub straight into the web server's public root
+COPY . /var/www/html/
+
+# 5. Expose port 80 so Render can route incoming mobile app traffic to Apache
+EXPOSE 80