aslamdoctor / docker-wordpress

Docker Setup for WordPress Projects

Wordpress-Docker setup

How to use?

• Clone the repo [e-mail]:aslamdoctor/docker-wordpress.git
• Update .env file for project credentials
• Run docker compose up -d
• Deleted files in your wordpress directory and replace with your project if required. Do not replace wp-config.php file.
• Add entry to hosts file

127.0.0.1 mywebsite.local
::1 mywebsite.local

• Run http://mywebsite.local/ for frontend
• Follow instructions on screen for installation process
• Run WP-CLI commands like this docker-compose run --rm wp-cli --info
• Run http://mywebsite.local:6060/ for phpMyAdmin

Setup Traefik for reverse proxy

• Create network if not exists docker network create traefik
• Run Traefik

  cd traefik
  docker compose up -d
  

Some important commands

• To Search-Replace URL in database

  docker-compose run --rm wp-cli search-replace 'http://mywebsite.local' 'http://mywebsite.local:8000'

• Backup/Restore Database using WP CLI

  docker-compose run --rm wp-cli wp db export - > database.sql

  docker-compose run --rm wp-cli wp db import - < database.sql

• To backup database from Docker mysql container

  docker exec CONTAINER_ID mysqldump -u wordpress -pwordpress wordpress --no-tablespaces > ./database.sql

• To restored database to Docker mysql container

  docker exec CONTAINER_ID mysql -u wordpress -pwordpress -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS wordpress"

  cat database.sql | docker exec -i CONTAINER_ID /usr/bin/mysql -u wordpress --password=wordpress wordpress

• To log into Docker container shell

  docker exec -ti CONTAINER_ID sh

• Install essential plugins docker-compose run --rm wp-cli wp plugin install regenerate-thumbnails --activate svg-support --activate duplicate-post --activate contact-form-7 --activate

Apply proper file/folder permissions to modify the WordPress files

1. Create docker group if not exists. First check if docker group exists by typing command groups

   sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

2. Add write permission to the project volume/folder

   sudo chmod 775 -R wordpress/wp-content/

Notes

For best performance on Windows, run your source directory from WSL2 (Win Pro license might be required).

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