Install WordPress via Command Line and run locally via Docker

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Install WordPress via Command Line and run locally via Docker

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for installing a vanilla (clean) instance of WordPress using WP CLI and running it via Docker.

Requirements

Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that the following requirements are met:

• WP CLI
• Docker

Installation Steps

1. Install WordPress using WP CLI

1. Open your terminal.
2. Navigate to the directory where you want to install WordPress.
3. Run the following command to download the latest version of WordPress:

   wp core download --path=wordpress
   

4. Navigate into the WordPress directory:

   cd wordpress
   

2. Run WordPress via Docker

1. Create a docker-compose.yml file in your project directory with the following content:

   version: '3'
   services:
     wordpress:
       image: wordpress:latest
       ports:
         - "8000:80"
       environment:
         WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: db
         WORDPRESS_DB_USER: your_database_user
         WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD: your_database_password
         WORDPRESS_DB_NAME: your_database_name
       volumes:
         - ./wordpress:/var/www/html
     db:
       image: mysql:5.7
       environment:
         MYSQL_DATABASE: your_database_name
         MYSQL_USER: your_database_user
         MYSQL_PASSWORD: your_database_password
         MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: rootpass
       volumes:
         - ./mysql:/var/lib/mysql

2. Run the following command to start the Docker containers:

   docker-compose up -d
   

3. Once the containers are up and running, you can access your WordPress site by visiting http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.

That's it! Enjoy portably development your next WordPress website on any machine! 🥳🚀