The document discusses deploying PHP applications on Heroku. It provides an overview of Heroku, including that it is a Platform-as-a-Service, was launched in 2007, uses Amazon Web Services, offers many add-ons, allows easy scaling, supports PostgreSQL, and offers some free usage. It then walks through deploying a basic "Hello World" PHP app on Heroku, including creating an app, adding code, committing and pushing to Heroku, and viewing the deployed app.