diff --git a/lib/DeploymentProvider/Providers/WebAppDeploymentProvider.js b/lib/DeploymentProvider/Providers/WebAppDeploymentProvider.js
index 11ce6fd4..390d5199 100644
--- a/lib/DeploymentProvider/Providers/WebAppDeploymentProvider.js
+++ b/lib/DeploymentProvider/Providers/WebAppDeploymentProvider.js
@@ -121,20 +121,26 @@ class WebAppDeploymentProvider extends BaseWebAppDeploymentProvider_1.BaseWebApp
     }
     deleteReleaseZipForLinuxPhpApps(webPackage) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            const releaseZipPath = path_1.default.join(webPackage, 'release.zip');
             // Ignore if the app is not a Linux app or if release.zip does not exist
-            if (!this.actionParams.isLinux || !fs_1.default.existsSync(releaseZipPath)) {
+            if (!this.actionParams.isLinux) {
+                core.info(`It's not a Linux app, skipping deletion of release.zip`);
+                return;
+            }
+            const releaseZipPath = path_1.default.join(webPackage, 'release.zip');
+            if (!fs_1.default.existsSync(releaseZipPath)) {
+                core.info(`release.zip does not exist, skipping deletion: ${releaseZipPath}`);
                 return;
             }
             let isPhpApp = yield this.checkIfTheAppIsPhpApp(webPackage);
             // No need to delete release.zip for non-PHP apps
             if (!isPhpApp) {
+                core.info(`Not a PHP app, skipping deletion of release.zip: ${releaseZipPath}`);
                 return;
             }
             // Delete release.zip if it exists
             try {
                 yield fs_1.default.promises.unlink(releaseZipPath);
-                core.debug(`Deleted release.zip`);
+                core.info(`Deleted release.zip`);
             }
             catch (error) {
                 core.debug(`Error while deleting release.zip for Linux PHP app: ${error}`);
@@ -147,14 +153,22 @@ class WebAppDeploymentProvider extends BaseWebAppDeploymentProvider_1.BaseWebApp
                 // Check if the webPackage folder contains a composer.json file
                 const composerFile = 'composer.json';
                 if (fs_1.default.existsSync(path_1.default.join(webPackage, composerFile))) {
+                    core.info(`Detected PHP app by presence of ${composerFile}`);
                     return true;
                 }
                 // Check if the webPackage folder contains a .php file
-                const hasPhpFiles = fs_1.default.readdirSync(webPackage).some(file => file.endsWith('.php'));
+                core.info(`Checking for .php files in the web package directory: ${webPackage}`);
+                const hasPhpFiles = fs_1.default.readdirSync(webPackage, { withFileTypes: true, recursive: true }).some(file => file.isFile() && file.name.endsWith('.php'));
+                if (hasPhpFiles) {
+                    core.info(`Detected PHP app by presence of .php files`);
+                }
+                else {
+                    core.info(`No .php files found in the web package directory.`);
+                }
                 return hasPhpFiles;
             }
             catch (error) {
-                core.debug(`Error while checking if the app is PHP: ${error}`);
+                core.info(`Error while checking if the app is PHP: ${error}`);
             }
             return false;
         });
diff --git a/src/DeploymentProvider/Providers/WebAppDeploymentProvider.ts b/src/DeploymentProvider/Providers/WebAppDeploymentProvider.ts
index 3bb37281..be8baf82 100644
--- a/src/DeploymentProvider/Providers/WebAppDeploymentProvider.ts
+++ b/src/DeploymentProvider/Providers/WebAppDeploymentProvider.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { addAnnotation } from 'azure-actions-appservice-rest/Utilities/Annotatio
 
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
+import { dir } from 'console';
 
 export class WebAppDeploymentProvider extends BaseWebAppDeploymentProvider {
 
@@ -86,10 +87,17 @@ export class WebAppDeploymentProvider extends BaseWebAppDeploymentProvider {
     }
 
     private async deleteReleaseZipForLinuxPhpApps(webPackage: string): Promise<void> {
-        const releaseZipPath = path.join(webPackage, 'release.zip');
 
         // Ignore if the app is not a Linux app or if release.zip does not exist
-        if (!this.actionParams.isLinux || !fs.existsSync(releaseZipPath)) {
+        if (!this.actionParams.isLinux) {
+            core.info(`It's not a Linux app, skipping deletion of release.zip`);
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        const releaseZipPath = path.join(webPackage, 'release.zip');
+        
+        if (!fs.existsSync(releaseZipPath)) {
+            core.info(`release.zip does not exist, skipping deletion: ${releaseZipPath}`);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -97,14 +105,14 @@ export class WebAppDeploymentProvider extends BaseWebAppDeploymentProvider {
 
         // No need to delete release.zip for non-PHP apps
         if (!isPhpApp) {
+            core.info(`Not a PHP app, skipping deletion of release.zip: ${releaseZipPath}`);
             return;
         }
 
         // Delete release.zip if it exists
-
         try {
             await fs.promises.unlink(releaseZipPath);
-            core.debug(`Deleted release.zip`);
+            core.info(`Deleted release.zip`);
         } catch (error) {
             core.debug(`Error while deleting release.zip for Linux PHP app: ${error}`);
         }
@@ -116,17 +124,26 @@ export class WebAppDeploymentProvider extends BaseWebAppDeploymentProvider {
             // Check if the webPackage folder contains a composer.json file
             const composerFile = 'composer.json'; 
             if (fs.existsSync(path.join(webPackage, composerFile))) {
+                core.info(`Detected PHP app by presence of ${composerFile}`);
                 return true;
             }
 
             // Check if the webPackage folder contains a .php file
-            const hasPhpFiles = fs.readdirSync(webPackage).some(file => file.endsWith('.php'));
+            core.info(`Checking for .php files in the web package directory: ${webPackage}`);
+            const hasPhpFiles = fs.readdirSync(webPackage, {withFileTypes: true, recursive: true}).some(file => file.isFile() && file.name.endsWith('.php'));
+
+            if (hasPhpFiles) {
+                core.info(`Detected PHP app by presence of .php files`);
+            } else {
+                core.info(`No .php files found in the web package directory.`);
+            }
             
             return hasPhpFiles;
         } catch (error) {
-            core.debug(`Error while checking if the app is PHP: ${error}`);
+            core.info(`Error while checking if the app is PHP: ${error}`);
         }
 
        return false;
     }
+    
 }
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