Code journal: Docker Compose+MariaDB+Wordpress+PHPMyAdmin

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Marcel Soliman

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Aug 25, 2023

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[ ] Create folder structure
[ ] Create the /docker-compose.yml 
[ ] Run containers
[ ] Check if containers are running
[ ] Test

Create folder structure

YourProjectFolder
└── docker-compose.yml

Create the /docker-compose.yml

# Docker Compose version
# https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/compose-file-v3/
version: '3'

# Start of services
services:

  # Define the 'wordpress' service.
  wordpress:
    # Use the official WordPress Docker image.
    image: wordpress
    # Expose port 8080 for communication within the network.
    expose:
      - 8080    
    ports:
      # Map host port 8080 to container port 80 for external access.
      - 8080:80    
    networks:
      # Connect to the 'internal' network for communication.
      - internal  
    # Set environment variables for the WordPress service.
    environment:
      # Set the db host 
      WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: mariadb
      # Set the db name
      WORDPRESS_DB_NAME: wp_db_001
      # Set db user and password
      WORDPRESS_DB_USER: wp_db_user
      WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD: abcABC123!@# # change this!          
    volumes:
      # Mount a local directory as a volume in the container.
      - ./wordpress:/var/www/html

  # Define the MariaDB service.
  mariadb:
    # Use the official MariaDB Docker image.
    image: mariadb    
    expose:
      # Expose port 3306 for communication within the network…