Docker-WordPress

Barebones Docker config for a WordPress theme and plugin development

Getting Started

After checking out this repo, and assuming you have installed Docker, just run:

docker-compose up -d

When it is done booting, you can browse to http://localhost:8000 and you will see the initial WordPress install screen.

Now you're ready to start developing.

• Add plugins to the plugins directory each in their own directory.
  • Example) docker-wordpress/plugins/my-plugin/
• Add themes to the themes directory each in their own directory
  • Example) docker-wordpress/themes/my-theme/

You can browse the database by with these settings:

Hostname: localhost
Username: wordpress
Password: wordpress
DB Name: wordpress
Port: 3306

Root Password: somewordpress

To stop container run:

docker-compose down

To view log files:

docker-compose logs -f

Database Management

Refresh DB

If you want to refresh the database (reset it back to new install), run:

docker-compose down docker volume rm docker-wordpress_db_data

Backup DB

To back up the database, run:

docker exec docker-wordpress_db_1 mysqldump -u root -psomewordpress myapp > dump.sql

Restore DB

To restore the database, run:

docker exec -i docker-wordpress_db_1 mysql -u root -psomewordpress myapp < dump.sql

Notes

You'll notice after starting WordPress it will copy the default plugins and themes from a base WordPress install into your plugins and themes directories. This is fine. You can safely ignore or delete them (except don't delete your default theme.)