A barebones PHP app that makes use of the Silex web framework, which can easily be deployed to Heroku.
This application supports the Getting Started with PHP on Heroku article - check it out.
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Install the Heroku Toolbelt.
$ git clone [email protected]:heroku/php-getting-started.git # or clone your own fork
$ cd php-getting-started
$ heroku create
$ git push heroku main
$ heroku openor
For more information about using PHP on Heroku, see these Dev Center articles: