How to run Nextcloud “php occ” in a docker-compose configuration

Use this command to run php occ inside a running docker Nextcloud container:

docker-compose exec -u www-data nextcloud php occ [command]

where:

• nextcloud is the name of your container in docker-compose
• -u www-data tells docker-compose to run the command as the www-data user that owns all the Nextcloud files.
• Replace [command] by the php occ command you want to run, for example versions:cleanup. If you want to see a list of all available commands, just omit [command]

Note: You need to run this command in the directory where your nextcloud docker-compose.yml is located.

Example:

docker-compose exec -u www-data nextcloud php occ versions:cleanup

 
or:

docker-compose exec -u www-data nextcloud php occ trash:cleanup --all-users