Easily set up a local development environment for your existing WordPress site using Docker. This solution is ideal for developing and testing in an environment that mirrors your live site.
- Docker and Docker Compose installed.
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WordPress Container:
- Volumes:
site/wp-content: Place your productionwp-contentfolder here. It includes themes, plugins, uploads, etc. 🎨
- Volumes:
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Database (DB) Container:
- Volumes:
mysqldumps/backup.sql: Put your production database snapshot here. It's imported automatically on first run. 🔄init/migrate.sh: URL migration script, runs automatically. 🌐
- Volumes:
- Clone/Download: Get the project files. 👨💻
- Database Prep: Create a dump from the live database and save it as
mysqldumps/backup.sql. 🗃️ - Content Prep: Copy
wp-contentfrom your site tosite/wp-content. 📂 - Change Urls: Change first previous name to next domain name in the sql dump file.
- Configuration: Set variables in
.envand in the migrate.sh,. 📝 - Run: In the project root, execute:
sudo docker-compose up -d && docker exec -ti wordpress '/prep.sh'
Access your site at http://localhost (or server IP ) and the admin panel at http://localhost/wp-admin. 🌍