Dev environment WordPress with Docker TIPS

This docker compose was made to have a modern WP dev environment which can be portable, easy to set up and focused on the use of wp.

With docker-compose up it will run a phpmyadmin service, this is created with goal of facilitate the management of the DataBase (not all of us are command ninja) so we recommend, stop it when you are not using it. docker-compose stop wp_phpmyadmin

Start everything

For be able to manipulate easily the files of wordpress you need to:

export UID && docker-compose up

Steps to begin with a new WP project

1. Create the user using phpmyadmin
   • allow conection from any host
   • create a database with the same name with all priviledges
2. Download the WordPress core using
   • docker-compose exec wp_server wp core download
3. Create your wp-config file
   • docker-compose exec wp_server wp core config --prompt
     • 1/12 --dbname=<dbname>: YOUR_DB_NAME
     • 2/12 --dbuser=<dbuser>: USER_CREATED_AT_1
     • 3/12 [--dbpass=<dbpass>]: PASS_CREATED_AT_1
     • 4/12 [--dbhost=<dbhost>]: wp_mariadb
     • 5...12 - Default values set by enter
4. Install WordPress site
   • docker-compose exec wp_server wp core install --prompt
     • 1/6 --url=<url>: localhost
     • 2...6 - Your personal configuration

Changing the PHP version

1. stop everything with

   • docker-compose stop

2. On the docker-compose.yml file, on service wp_server on the section args leave uncommented the php version that you want

       args:
           PHP_VERSION: 7.1
           # PHP_VERSION: 7.0
           # PHP_VERSION: 5.6

3. Then build the new image with:

   • docker-compose build

4. Run everything again:

   • export UID && docker-compose up

5. To verify the version run

   • docker exec wp_server php --version

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