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How to Run WordPress Locally with Docker (Easy Setup Guide!) MariaDb, PhpMyAdmin

By Raddy in WordPress ·

Learn how to run WordPress locally using Docker, MariaDB, and phpMyAdmin – the modern and hassle-free way to set up a WordPress development environment without installing everything manually. Perfect for developers, freelancers, or anyone wanting to build WordPress projects locally.

Docker WordPress, MariaDb and PhpMyAdmin Config:

# Database Configuration
DB_ROOT_PASSWORD=password
DB_NAME=wordpress
DB_USER=root
DB_PASSWORD=password

# WordPress Configuration
WP_PORT=8080

# phpMyAdmin Configuration
PMA_PORT=8081
version: '3.8'

services:
  db:
    image: mariadb:latest
    container_name: wordpress_db
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}
      MYSQL_DATABASE: ${DB_NAME}
      MYSQL_USER: ${DB_USER}
      MYSQL_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
    volumes:
      - db_data:/var/lib/mysql
    networks:
      - wordpress_network

  wordpress:
    depends_on:
      - db
    image: wordpress:latest
    container_name: wordpress_site
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "${WP_PORT}:80"
    environment:
      WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: db:3306
      WORDPRESS_DB_NAME: ${DB_NAME}
      WORDPRESS_DB_USER: ${DB_USER}
      WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
    volumes:
      - wp_data:/var/www/html
    networks:
      - wordpress_network

  phpmyadmin:
    depends_on:
      - db
    image: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:latest
    container_name: wordpress_phpmyadmin
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "${PMA_PORT}:80"
    environment:
      PMA_HOST: db
      PMA_PORT: 3306
      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}
    networks:
      - wordpress_network

volumes:
  db_data:
  wp_data:

networks:
  wordpress_network:
    driver: bridge

Command:

docker-compose up -d

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