moderntribe/wordpress repository overview

⁠Docker for Dev

⁠Installation

Follow the instructions in install/INSTALL.md.

⁠Run the global containers

We have two containers that will run globally, apart from any project.

1. mysql - you'll have one server that you can reference from all your projects
2. nginx proxy - all requests will go through this proxy, which maps domain names to running containers

Start these by running the start script:

./start.sh

Stop them by running the stop script:

./stop.sh

The first time you start it, it may take a while as it downloads or builds the containers you need.

⁠Open a shell in a running container

Get the name of your container. E.g., "global_mysql_1". Then run:

docker exec -it YOUR_CONTAINER /bin/sh

Or shorten this by adding the following to your .bash_profile:

dsh()
{
  docker exec -i -t $1 /bin/sh
}

Then, to open a shell in a container:

dsh YOUR_CONTAINER

You'll find yourself using this on occasion to get a shell in a running container to run WP CLI, for example.

⁠Connect to your mysql server

Using a tool like Sequel Pro, you can connect to your mysql server much like you would with a locally hosted mysql. The container's port 3306 is mapped to your local port 3306.

Host: 127.0.0.1
User: root
Password: password

In your WordPress config, change the host name to mysql.

⁠Connect to your memcached server

Each project will run its own memcached container. From your WordPress config, set the host to memcached:11211.

To access it from your local system, find the port number by checking docker ps. You might see a number like "32976". Use that port to connect to the server. E.g.,

telnet 127.0.0.1 32976