diff --git a/lib/ActionInputValidator/ValidatorFactory.js b/lib/ActionInputValidator/ValidatorFactory.js
index 953923101..d15b01453 100644
--- a/lib/ActionInputValidator/ValidatorFactory.js
+++ b/lib/ActionInputValidator/ValidatorFactory.js
@@ -1,4 +1,37 @@
 "use strict";
+var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(m, k);
+    if (!desc || ("get" in desc ? !m.__esModule : desc.writable || desc.configurable)) {
+      desc = { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } };
+    }
+    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, desc);
+}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    o[k2] = m[k];
+}));
+var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
+    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
+}) : function(o, v) {
+    o["default"] = v;
+});
+var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || (function () {
+    var ownKeys = function(o) {
+        ownKeys = Object.getOwnPropertyNames || function (o) {
+            var ar = [];
+            for (var k in o) if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(o, k)) ar[ar.length] = k;
+            return ar;
+        };
+        return ownKeys(o);
+    };
+    return function (mod) {
+        if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
+        var result = {};
+        if (mod != null) for (var k = ownKeys(mod), i = 0; i < k.length; i++) if (k[i] !== "default") __createBinding(result, mod, k[i]);
+        __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
+        return result;
+    };
+})();
 var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
     function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
     return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
@@ -13,6 +46,7 @@ var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 exports.ValidatorFactory = void 0;
+const core = __importStar(require("@actions/core"));
 const actionparameters_1 = require("../actionparameters");
 const AzureResourceFilterUtility_1 = require("azure-actions-appservice-rest/Utilities/AzureResourceFilterUtility");
 const BaseWebAppDeploymentProvider_1 = require("../DeploymentProvider/Providers/BaseWebAppDeploymentProvider");
@@ -35,6 +69,12 @@ class ValidatorFactory {
                     return new PublishProfileContainerWebAppValidator_1.PublishProfileContainerWebAppValidator();
                 }
                 else {
+                    try {
+                        yield this.setResourceDetails(actionParams);
+                    }
+                    catch (error) {
+                        core.warning(`Failed to set resource details: ${error.message}`);
+                    }
                     return new PublishProfileWebAppValidator_1.PublishProfileWebAppValidator();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/lib/DeploymentProvider/Providers/WebAppDeploymentProvider.js b/lib/DeploymentProvider/Providers/WebAppDeploymentProvider.js
index 604484857..4917b981a 100644
--- a/lib/DeploymentProvider/Providers/WebAppDeploymentProvider.js
+++ b/lib/DeploymentProvider/Providers/WebAppDeploymentProvider.js
@@ -126,14 +126,20 @@ class WebAppDeploymentProvider extends BaseWebAppDeploymentProvider_1.BaseWebApp
     }
     deleteReleaseZipForLinuxPhpApps(webPackage) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+            // If the app is not a Linux app, skip the deletion of release.zip
+            if (!this.actionParams.isLinux) {
+                core.debug(`It's not a Linux app, skipping deletion of release.zip`);
+                return;
+            }
             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 (!fs_1.default.existsSync(releaseZipPath)) {
+                core.debug(`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.debug(`Not a PHP app, skipping deletion of release.zip: ${releaseZipPath}`);
                 return;
             }
             // Delete release.zip if it exists
@@ -152,10 +158,18 @@ 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.debug(`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.debug(`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.debug(`Detected PHP app by presence of .php files`);
+                }
+                else {
+                    core.debug(`No .php files found in the web package directory`);
+                }
                 return hasPhpFiles;
             }
             catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/ActionInputValidator/ValidatorFactory.ts b/src/ActionInputValidator/ValidatorFactory.ts
index 7e0b8b5ca..9ae6facc5 100644
--- a/src/ActionInputValidator/ValidatorFactory.ts
+++ b/src/ActionInputValidator/ValidatorFactory.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import * as core from "@actions/core";
 import { ActionParameters, WebAppKind, appKindMap } from "../actionparameters";
 
 import { AzureResourceFilterUtility } from "azure-actions-appservice-rest/Utilities/AzureResourceFilterUtility";
@@ -22,7 +23,13 @@ export class ValidatorFactory {
                 return new PublishProfileContainerWebAppValidator();
             }
             else {
-                return new PublishProfileWebAppValidator();
+                try {
+                    await this.setResourceDetails(actionParams);
+                }
+                catch (error) {
+                    core.warning(`Failed to set resource details: ${error.message}`);
+                }
+                    return new PublishProfileWebAppValidator();
             }
         }
         else if(type == DEPLOYMENT_PROVIDER_TYPES.SPN) {
diff --git a/src/DeploymentProvider/Providers/WebAppDeploymentProvider.ts b/src/DeploymentProvider/Providers/WebAppDeploymentProvider.ts
index d19f76306..c46106bb3 100644
--- a/src/DeploymentProvider/Providers/WebAppDeploymentProvider.ts
+++ b/src/DeploymentProvider/Providers/WebAppDeploymentProvider.ts
@@ -93,11 +93,17 @@ export class WebAppDeploymentProvider extends BaseWebAppDeploymentProvider {
     }
 
     private async deleteReleaseZipForLinuxPhpApps(webPackage: string): Promise<void> {
+
+        // If the app is not a Linux app, skip the deletion of release.zip
+        if (!this.actionParams.isLinux) {
+            core.debug(`It's not a Linux app, skipping deletion of release.zip`);
+            return;
+        }
         
         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 (!fs.existsSync(releaseZipPath)) {
+            core.debug(`release.zip does not exist, skipping deletion: ${releaseZipPath}`);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -105,6 +111,7 @@ export class WebAppDeploymentProvider extends BaseWebAppDeploymentProvider {
 
         // No need to delete release.zip for non-PHP apps
         if (!isPhpApp) {
+            core.debug(`Not a PHP app, skipping deletion of release.zip: ${releaseZipPath}`);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -124,11 +131,19 @@ 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.debug(`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.debug(`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.debug(`Detected PHP app by presence of .php files`);
+            } else {
+                core.debug(`No .php files found in the web package directory`);
+            }
             
             return hasPhpFiles;
         } catch (error) {