WordPress Docker Compose

A complete WordPress development environment using Docker Compose with MariaDB, WordPress, and phpMyAdmin.

Components

• WordPress: Latest WordPress container
• MariaDB: MySQL database for WordPress
• phpMyAdmin: Web interface for database management

Configuration

All major configuration options are centralized in the .env file:

Database Settings

• MYSQL_DATABASE: WordPress database name
• MYSQL_USER: Database username
• MYSQL_PASSWORD: Database user password
• MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: MySQL root password

Port Configuration

• DB_PORT: MariaDB port (default: 3306)
• PHPMYADMIN_PORT: phpMyAdmin web interface port (default: 8081)
• WORDPRESS_PORT: WordPress site port (default: 8080)

Resource Limits

• DB_MEMORY_LIMIT: Memory limit for the database container (default: 2048m)

phpMyAdmin Settings

• PMA_UPLOAD_LIMIT: Maximum upload size for phpMyAdmin (default: 750M)
• PMA_MAX_EXECUTION_TIME: Maximum execution time for phpMyAdmin operations (default: 5000)

PHP Configuration

The environment includes custom PHP configuration files:

uploads.ini

Controls file upload settings for WordPress:

• File uploads enabled
• 500M memory limit
• 500M maximum upload file size
• 500M post maximum size
• 600 seconds maximum execution time

php.ini

General PHP settings:

• 1024M memory limit
• ionCube loader configuration
• SOAP extension enabled
• 3000 maximum input variables

Usage

Starting the Environment

# Start all services
docker-compose up -d

# Stop all services
docker-compose down

Accessing Services

• WordPress: http://localhost:8080
• phpMyAdmin: http://localhost:8081 (Server: database, Username: root, Password: from .env)

Persistent Data

Data is persisted using Docker volumes:

• WordPress files: ./wordpress directory
• Database data: Docker volume db-data

Customization

• Modify the .env file to change configuration settings without editing docker-compose.yml
• Adjust PHP settings by editing uploads.ini or php.ini