8201. Setting up WordPress in Docker
WordPress and Docker

Setup WordPress in Docker on macOS.

1. What is WordPress?

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system, referred to within WordPress as Themes.

2. Installing WordPress in Docker

2.1 Docker Compose

Create docker compose file with three services.

  • Database: MySQL
  • Database Admin: phpMyAdmin
  • WordPress
# docker-compose.yaml
version: '3.7'
 
services:
  # Database
  db:
    image: mysql:5.7
    volumes:
      - db_data:/var/lib/mysql
    restart: always
    environment:
      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: password
      MYSQL_DATABASE: wordpress
      MYSQL_USER: wordpress
      MYSQL_PASSWORD: wordpress
    networks:
      - wpsite
  # phpmyadmin
  phpmyadmin:
    depends_on:
      - db
    image: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
    restart: always
    ports:
      - '12003:80'
    environment:
      PMA_HOST: db
      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: password
    networks:
      - wpsite
  # Wordpress
  wordpress:
    depends_on:
      - db
    image: wordpress:latest
    ports:
      - '12002:80'
    restart: always
    volumes: ['./:/var/www/html']
    environment:
      WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: db:3306
      WORDPRESS_DB_USER: wordpress
      WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD: wordpress
    networks:
      - wpsite
networks:
  wpsite:
volumes:
  db_data:

2.2 Run Container

Navigate to the directory where the docker compose file locates, and run docker-compose up -d to create containers. Docker will start downloading the images and run containers with them.

$ docker-compose up -d
Creating network "jojozhuang-wordpress-docker_wpsite" with the default driver
Creating volume "jojozhuang-wordpress-docker_db_data" with default driver
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Status: Downloaded newer image for mysql:5.7
Pulling phpmyadmin (phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:)...
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Status: Downloaded newer image for wordpress:latest
Creating jojozhuang-wordpress-docker_db_1 ... done
Creating jojozhuang-wordpress-docker_wordpress_1  ... done
Creating jojozhuang-wordpress-docker_phpmyadmin_1 ... done

Run docker images to view the images.

$ docker images
REPOSITORY              TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
wordpress               latest              24fd630a789d        3 days ago          540MB
mysql                   5.7                 9cfcce23593a        12 days ago         448MB
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin   latest              6f9550cff175        2 weeks ago         469MB

Run docker ps to view the containers.

$ docker ps
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE                   COMMAND                  CREATED             STATUS              PORTS                   NAMES
e7af63f8c5bb        phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin   "/docker-entrypoint.…"   6 minutes ago       Up 6 minutes        0.0.0.0:12003->80/tcp   jojozhuang-wordpress-docker_phpmyadmin_1
b84b1ee907b2        wordpress:latest        "docker-entrypoint.s…"   6 minutes ago       Up 6 minutes        0.0.0.0:12002->80/tcp   jojozhuang-wordpress-docker_wordpress_1
3667b775a320        mysql:5.7               "docker-entrypoint.s…"   6 minutes ago       Up 6 minutes        3306/tcp, 33060/tcp     jojozhuang-wordpress-docker_db_1

2.3 Workpress

Open browser, visit http://localhost:12002, it will navigate to the wordpress install page.

Select language. image Configure the basic information for the website and setup admin account. image Success. image Use the admin account to login. image Admin dashboard. image Click “Johnny’s Webiste”->Visit Site, or visit http://localhost:12002 directly. image

2.4 phpMyAdmin

Visit http://localhost:12003 to open phpMyAdmin. image In the admin page, you can view the database for workpress. image

3. Basic Settings

Go to Settings -> Permalinks, choose “Post Namme”. image

3.2 Plugins

Go to Plugins->Add New, search Starter Template. This plugin provides lots of free website templates. image Choose the first plugin “Starter Templates”, install and activate it. image Go to Appearance->Starter Template, select Elementor as page builder. image Search and choose your favorite template. image Import Complete Site. image Keep the default settings, click “Import” button. image Wait until the import is completed. image Then, visit http://localhost:12002. The appearance of the website is total different. image Click “Customize” on the top to switch to “Customize” mode. It’s easy to edit the page. image If you make any change, click the “Publish” button publish the site.

3.3 Relative Path of Media Files

# absolute url
define( 'WP_CONTENT_URL', 'http://example/blog/wp-content');
# relative url
define( 'WP_CONTENT_URL', '/wp-content');

Plugins for Media Library.

  • Media Library Folders for WordPress - generate thumbnails
  • FileBird Lite - view/add media in directory view

Plugin for Markdown

  • WP Githuber MD

Migrate all data.

  • All-in-One WP Migration
  • All-in-One WP Migration File Extension

Classic Editor

FileBird Lite - Media Library in folder Media Library Folders for WordPress - generate thumbnails

Add From Server - import images to media libary which are uploaded through ftp

Ultimate Category Excluder - exclude category in menu,

4. References