wordpress

title	WordPress Setup
description	WordPress with MySQL and optimized PHP settings for media uploads
weight	5

WordPress Setup

WordPress with MySQL and optimized PHP settings for media handling.

Quick Start

# Start containers
docker compose up -d

# Download WordPress (if not using volume)
docker compose exec app wp core download --allow-root

# Or manually download
curl -O https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
tar -xzf latest.tar.gz --strip-components=1

# Visit http://localhost:8080 to complete installation

Upload Configuration

The uploads.ini file optimizes PHP for media uploads:

upload_max_filesize = 64M
post_max_size = 64M
max_execution_time = 300
memory_limit = 256M

Create this file in the same directory as docker-compose.yml.

WP-CLI Usage

# Install WP-CLI in container
docker compose exec app sh -c "curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar && chmod +x wp-cli.phar && mv wp-cli.phar /usr/local/bin/wp"

# Use WP-CLI
docker compose exec app wp plugin list --allow-root
docker compose exec app wp theme list --allow-root
docker compose exec app wp cache flush --allow-root

Common Commands

# View logs
docker compose logs -f app

# Access MySQL
docker compose exec mysql mysql -u wordpress -psecret wordpress

# Backup database
docker compose exec mysql mysqldump -u wordpress -psecret wordpress > backup.sql

# Restore database
docker compose exec -T mysql mysql -u wordpress -psecret wordpress < backup.sql

Production Notes

For production:

• Use strong passwords
• Enable HTTPS (use reverse proxy like Traefik)
• Configure Redis object cache
• Set WP_DEBUG=false
• Consider separate uploads volume for CDN integration