diff --git a/.github/workflows/base-image-build-pr-main-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/base-image-build-pr-main-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aac8469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/base-image-build-pr-main-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+name: Test, lint and build PHP base Image on Shared Core ECR
+run-name: Test, lint and build PHP base Image on Shared Core ECR
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+    - main
+
+jobs:
+
+  php-base-image-build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    env:
+      AWS_REGION : ${{ vars.DVSA_AWS_REGION }} #Change to reflect your Region
+      AWS_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ vars.AWS_ACCOUNT_ID_SHAREDCOREECR }}
+      SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
+
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write   # This is required for requesting the JWT
+      contents: read    # This is required for actions/checkout
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    
+    - name: Lint check on dockerfile
+      run: |
+        jq -c '.[]' build.json | while read -r results; do
+          build=$(echo "$results" | jq -r '.build')
+          repoName=$(echo "$results" | jq -r '.repoName')
+          dockerFile=$(echo "$results" | jq -r '.dockerFile') 
+          if [ "$build" == "true" ]; then
+            #docker run --rm --privileged -v `pwd`:/root/ projectatomic/dockerfile-lint dockerfile_lint -f build/$repoName/$dockerFile
+             docker run --rm -i hadolint/hadolint hadolint -t error - < build/$repoName/$dockerFile
+          else
+            echo "Not linting - $repoName, build parameter equal to false"
+          fi
+        done
+        
+      #falfast - credential configuration only to detect failure on PR
+    - name: Configure AWS credentials from Test account
+      uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+      with:
+        role-to-assume:  ${{ secrets.DEV_AWS_ROLE }}
+        aws-region: ${{ vars.DVSA_AWS_REGION }}
+        role-session-name: GitHub_to_AWS_via_FederatedOIDC
+
+      #failfast - credential configuration only to detect failure on PR
+    - name: Login to Shared Core ECR
+      id: login-ecr
+      uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v2
+      with:
+        mask-password: 'true'
+      
+      #Action can not be used, no good way to loop through action on Github yet
+    - name: Install snyk cli
+      run: |
+        npm install -g snyk
+
+
+    - name: Build the Docker image
+      run: |
+        SHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+
+        # Iterate over JSON objects in build.json
+        jq -c '.[]' build.json | while read -r results; do
+        
+            repoName=$(echo "$results" | jq -r '.repoName') 
+            dockerFile=$(echo "$results" | jq -r '.dockerFile') 
+            tag=$(echo "$results" | jq -r '.tag') 
+            build=$(echo "$results" | jq -r '.build')
+        
+            if [ "$build" == "true" ]; then
+                echo "Building $repoName ..."
+                buildTag="$AWS_ACCOUNT_ID.dkr.ecr.$AWS_REGION.amazonaws.com/$repoName:$tag-$SHA"
+                docker build -t "$buildTag" --file "./build/$repoName/$dockerFile" build/.
+            else
+                echo "Not building - $repoName, build parameter equal to false"
+            fi
+        done
+
+      
+    - name: snyk scan api image
+      run: |
+          SHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+
+          # Iterate over JSON objects in build.json
+          jq -c '.[]' build.json | while read -r results; do
+          
+              repoName=$(echo "$results" | jq -r '.repoName') 
+              tag=$(echo "$results" | jq -r '.tag') 
+              build=$(echo "$results" | jq -r '.build')
+          
+              if [ "$build" == "true" ]; then
+                  snyk container test $AWS_ACCOUNT_ID.dkr.ecr.$AWS_REGION.amazonaws.com/$repoName:$tag-$SHA --severity-threshold=critical
+              else
+                  echo "Not scanning - $repoName, build parameter equal to false"
+              fi
+          done
+      continue-on-error: true # critical vulnerability found fix and remove this tag
+          
+       
+  
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/base-image-push-merge-main-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/base-image-push-merge-main-cd.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0159f66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/base-image-push-merge-main-cd.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+name: Build, sign and push PHP base Image on Shared Core ECR
+run-name: Test, sign and push PHP base Image on Shared Core ECR
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: 
+    - main
+
+jobs:
+
+  # notation_setup:
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/notation-setup-action.yaml
+
+  php-base-image-push:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    env:
+      AWS_REGION : ${{ vars.DVSA_AWS_REGION }} #Change to reflect your Region
+      AWS_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ vars.AWS_ACCOUNT_ID_SHAREDCOREECR }}
+      SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
+
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write   # This is required for requesting the JWT
+      contents: read    # This is required for actions/checkout
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+  
+    - name: setup Notation CLI
+      uses: notaryproject/notation-action/setup@v1
+      with:
+        version: "1.0.0"
+
+      # download the required plugin for notary # llok into the ways to do it via action
+    - name: Set up Notation CLI
+      run: |
+        wget https://d2hvyiie56hcat.cloudfront.net/linux/amd64/installer/deb/latest/aws-signer-notation-cli_amd64.deb
+        sudo dpkg -i aws-signer-notation-cli_amd64.deb
+        notation version
+        notation plugin ls
+      
+    - name: Configure AWS credentials Shared core ECR
+      uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+      with:
+        role-to-assume:  ${{ secrets.DEV_AWS_ROLE }}
+        aws-region: ${{ vars.DVSA_AWS_REGION }}
+        role-session-name: GitHub_to_AWS_via_FederatedOIDC
+
+    - name: Login to Shared Core ECR
+      id: login-ecr
+      uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v2
+      with:
+        mask-password: 'true'
+        
+
+    - name: Build the Docker image
+      run: |
+        SHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+
+        # Iterate over JSON objects in build.json
+        jq -c '.[]' build.json | while read -r results; do
+        
+            repoName=$(echo "$results" | jq -r '.repoName') 
+            dockerFile=$(echo "$results" | jq -r '.dockerFile') 
+            t
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diff --git a/build/php-base/docker-php-ext-xdebug.ini b/build/php-base/docker-php-ext-xdebug.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index d4623f6..0000000
--- a/build/php-base/docker-php-ext-xdebug.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[xdebug]
-zend_extension=xdebug.so
-xdebug.log =/tmp/xdebug.log
-xdebug.remote_log =/tmp/xdebug.log
-xdebug.mode=debug
-xdebug.client_host=host.docker.internal
-xdebug.start_with_request=yes
diff --git a/build/php-base/dockerfile_archive b/build/php-base/dockerfile_archive
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97e4b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/php-base/dockerfile_archive
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Add metadata to the image
+
+
+
+FROM php:7.4.33-fpm-alpine as production
+
+#php:7.4.0-fpm-alpine
+# php:8.0-fpm-alpine
+
+LABEL maintainer="shaun.hare@dvsa.gov.uk"
+LABEL description="PHP Alpine base image with dependency packages"
+LABEL Name="vol-php-fpm:7.4.33-alpine-fpm"
+LABEL Version="0.1"
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+        bash \
+        autoconf \
+        g++ \
+        make \
+        git \
+        icu-dev \
+        libmcrypt-dev \
+        libpng-dev \
+        libzip-dev \
+        zlib-dev \
+        python3 \
+        py3-pip && \
+        pip3 install --upgrade awscli && rm -rf '/var/cache/apk/*' \
+    && docker-php-ext-install \
+        bcmath \
+        gd \
+        intl \
+        opcache \
+        pdo_mysql \
+        zip \
+        pdo_mysql \
+        intl 
+
+
+RUN pecl install apcu apcu_bc igbinary mcrypt stats-2.0.3
+RUN docker-php-ext-enable apcu igbinary mcrypt stats
+
+RUN pecl install -D 'enable-redis-igbinary="yes" enable-redis-lzf="no" enable-redis-zstd="no"' redis
+RUN docker-php-ext-enable redis
+
+# Tweak apcu extension settings\
+RUN echo 'extension=apc' >> /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/docker-php-ext-apcu.ini && \
+    echo 'apc.enabled = 1' >> /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/docker-php-ext-apcu.ini && \
+    echo 'apc.mmap_file_mask = /tmp/apc.XXXXXX' >> /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/docker-php-ext-apcu.ini && \
+    # Tweak date settings
+    sed -i 's/;date.timezone =/date.timezone = "Europe\/London"/g' /usr/local/etc/php/php.ini-production && \
+    # Tweak igbinary extension settings
+    echo 'session.serialize_handler = igbinary' >> /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/docker-php-ext-igbinary.ini && \
+    echo 'session.save_handler = redis' >> /usr/local/etc/php/php.ini-production && \
+    # Set session.save_path for default \
+    sed -i "s#.*session.save_path = .*#session.save_path = \"tcp://redis:6379\"#" /usr/local/etc/php/php.ini-production && \
+    echo 'php_value[session.save_handler] = redis' >> /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf && \
+    echo 'php_value[session.save_path] = "tcp://redis:6379"' >> /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf && \
+    echo 'upload_tmp_dir = /var/tmp/nginx' >> /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/docker-php-ext-upload.ini && \
+    echo 'upload_max_filesize = 5M' >> /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/docker-php-ext-upload.ini
+
+
diff --git a/build/php-base/php-fpm/php-fpm.d/php-fpm.conf b/build/php-base/php-fpm/php-fpm.d/php-fpm.conf
index 9e15743..71292b6 100644
--- a/build/php-base/php-fpm/php-fpm.d/php-fpm.conf
+++ b/build/php-base/php-fpm/php-fpm.d/php-fpm.conf
@@ -3,13 +3,23 @@
 listen = /run/php-fpm.socket
 user = www-data
 group = www-data
+request_terminate_timeout =0
+ping.path = /ping
+
+;config for process manager to control number of child process
 pm = dynamic
 pm.max_children = 125
 pm.max_requests = 0
-request_terminate_timeout =0
-php_value[memory_limit] = 128M
 pm.start_servers = 16
 pm.min_spare_servers = 16
 pm.max_spare_servers = 32
 pm.status_path = /status
-ping.path = /ping
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+
+
+;performance optimization
+php_value[memory_limit] = 128M  ;This is the default value and may need adjustment based on script
+
+
+;Logging
+php_admin_value[error_log] = /var/log/php-fpm/www-error.log
+php_admin_flag[log_errors] = on
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diff --git a/build/php-base/supervisord.conf b/build/php-base/supervisord.conf
index 46b6417..d16f295 100644
--- a/build/php-base/supervisord.conf
+++ b/build/php-base/supervisord.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 [unix_http_server]
 file=/tmp/supervisor.sock   ; (the path to the socket file)
-username=nobody
-password=nobody
+chmod=0700
+chown=nobody:nogroup
+username=admin
+password=p@ssword  ;this will be overridden by new config
+
+;Running the supervisord in foreground will stop the container if an issue occurs with it.
+;otherwise we have to depend on the monitoring tool to capture failure
 
 [supervisord]
 logfile=/tmp/supervisord.log ; (main log file;default $CWD/supervisord.log)
@@ -9,7 +14,7 @@ logfile_maxbytes=50MB        ; (max main logfile bytes b4 rotation;default 50MB)
 logfile_backups=10           ; (num of main logfile rotation backups;default 10)
 loglevel=info                ; (log level;default info; others: debug,warn,trace)
 pidfile=/tmp/supervisord.pid ; (supervisord pidfile;default supervisord.pid)
-nodaemon=false               ; (start in foreground if true;default false)
+nodaemon=true                ; (start in foreground if true;default false)
 minfds=1024                  ; (min. avail startup file descriptors;default 1024)
 minprocs=200                 ; (min. avail process descriptors;default 200)
 user=root                    ; (default is current user, required if root)