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Local WordPress Development with Docker

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Tate Barber

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Installing

https://www.docker.com/products/docker

Windows Caveats

• Ensure virtualization is enabled
• Share user directory
• Reboot :-(

Mac Caveats

• Brew is out of date
• No need to reboot :-)

version: "2"
services:
  database:
    image: mysql

  wordpress-site:
    image: wordpress

docker-compose.yml

  database:
    image: mariadb
    ports:
      - "8081:3306"
    environment:
      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: YourSSNGoesHere

database

  wordpress-site:
    image: wordpress
    volumes:
      - .:/var/www/html
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
    links:
      - database:mysql
    environment:
      WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD: YourSSNGoesHere

wordpress-site

version: "2"
services:
  database:
    image: mariadb
    ports:
      - "8081:3306"
    environment:
      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: IsThisSecure?

  wordpress-site:
    image: wordpress
    volumes:
      - .:/var/www/html
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
    links:
      - database:mysql
    environment:
      WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD: YourSSNGoesHere

docker-compose.yml

$ docker-compose up

http://localhost:8080

Details

volumes:
  - "/local/path/:/container/path/"

ports:
  - "8080:80"

links:
  - "database:mysql"

The MYSQL CONTAINER

https://hub.docker.com/_/mysql/

• Auto creates/configures database users
• Auto starts mysql service

The WordPress Container

https://hub.docker.com/_/wordpress

• Hardcodes the database hostname
• Creates a database if it does not exist
• Downloads WordPress if it doesn't exist
• Auto configures the wp-config.php

configuration

https://github.com/docker-library/docs/tree/master/wordpress#how-to-use-this-image

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Makes getting a local WordPress site up very easy
• docker-compose files can be shared
• No need for MAMP/XAMP, or tedious localhost configuration
• Makes you kewl

Cons

• Is not too polished on Windows
• Not always viable for production
• Multisite takes more configuration
• Cannot handle WordPress in a subdirectory

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