diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/php:1-8.2-bookworm
+# Install MariaDB client
+RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+    && apt-get install -y mariadb-client \ 
+    && apt-get clean -y && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install php-mysql driver
+RUN docker-php-ext-install pdo pdo_mysql
+
+# [Optional] Uncomment this section to install additional OS packages.
+RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+     && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends imagemagick
+
+# [Optional] Uncomment this line to install global node packages.
+# RUN su vscode -c "source /usr/local/share/nvm/nvm.sh && npm install -g <your-package-here>" 2>&1
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/php-mariadb
+{
+	"name": "PHP & MariaDB",
+	"dockerComposeFile": "docker-compose.yml",
+	"service": "app",
+	"workspaceFolder": "/workspaces/${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}",
+
+	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+	// "features": {},
+
+	// For use with PHP or Apache (e.g.php -S localhost:8080 or apache2ctl start)
+	"forwardPorts": [80, 3306]
+
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	// "postCreateCommand": "sudo chmod a+x \"$(pwd)\" && sudo rm -rf /var/www/html && sudo ln -s \"$(pwd)\" /var/www/html"
+
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	// "customizations": {},
+
+	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+	// "remoteUser": "root"
+}
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
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+services: 
+  app:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    volumes:
+      - ../..:/workspaces:cached
+
+    # Overrides default command so things don't shut down after the process ends.
+    command: sleep infinity
+
+    # Runs app on the same network as the database container, allows "forwardPorts" in devcontainer.json function.
+    network_mode: service:db
+
+    # Use "forwardPorts" in **devcontainer.json** to forward an app port locally. 
+    # (Adding the "ports" property to this file will not forward from a Codespace.)
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+
+  db:
+    image: mariadb:latest
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - mariadb-data:/var/lib/mysql
+    environment:
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: mariadb
+      MYSQL_DATABASE: mariadb
+      MYSQL_USER: mariadb
+      MYSQL_PASSWORD: mariadb
+
+    # Add "forwardPorts": ["3306"] to **devcontainer.json** to forward MariaDB locally.
+    # (Adding the "ports" property to this file will not forward from a Codespace.)
+  
+volumes:
+  mariadb-data:
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