upskill-event-manager/wordpress-dev

WordPress Development Environment

Status: Active/Authoritative Last Updated: March 12, 2025 Scope: Development environment setup and configuration

This is a Docker-based development environment for WordPress that replicates the production environment on Cloudways. It includes WordPress with PHP 8.1, MariaDB, and phpMyAdmin.

Prerequisites

• Docker and Docker Compose
• Git
• Node.js and npm (for E2E tests)
• mkcert (for SSL support, installed automatically if needed)

Environment Setup

1. Configuration

The .env file contains:

• Production server details
• Database credentials
• WordPress authentication
• SSL configuration
• Development settings

2. Development Environment

# Start environment
./bin/setup-dev.sh

# Verify setup
./bin/verify-dev.sh

This creates:

• WordPress (PHP 8.1-FPM)
• MariaDB
• phpMyAdmin
• Nginx (with SSL support)

3. Plugin Setup

Required plugins are automatically synced from production:

• The Events Calendar Suite (6.10.2+)
• Event Tickets Suite (5.19.3+)
• Additional required plugins

Access Points

• WordPress Site:
  • HTTP: http://localhost:8080
  • HTTPS: https://localhost:8443 (when SSL enabled)
• phpMyAdmin: http://localhost:8081
  • Server: db
  • Username: from .env (DEV_DB_USER)
  • Password: from .env (DEV_DB_PASSWORD)

Development Tools

Environment Management

# Setup development environment
./bin/setup-dev.sh

# Sync with production
./bin/sync-production.sh

# Verify environment
./bin/verify-dev.sh

# Setup SSL (if needed)
./bin/setup-ssl.sh

Testing

# Run all tests
./bin/run-tests.sh

# Run specific test suites
./bin/run-tests.sh --unit
./bin/run-tests.sh --integration
./bin/run-tests.sh --e2e

Database Operations

# Backup development database
./bin/backup-dev-db.sh

# Import production database
./bin/import-prod-db.sh

# Reset development database
./bin/reset-dev-db.sh

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. Environment Issues

   # Check container status
   docker-compose ps
   
   # View container logs
   docker-compose logs
   

2. Database Issues

   # Reset database
   ./bin/reset-dev-db.sh
   
   # Verify database connection
   ./bin/verify-dev.sh
   

3. Plugin Issues

   # Resync plugins from production
   ./bin/sync-production.sh --plugins-only
   
   # Verify plugin status
   ./bin/verify-dev.sh --plugins
   

Debug Mode

# Enable WordPress debug mode
./bin/setup-dev.sh --debug

# View debug logs
tail -f wp-content/debug.log

Security Notes

1. Never commit .env to version control
2. Use WordPress Application Passwords for API access
3. Keep production credentials secure
4. Regularly rotate passwords and tokens
5. Keep SSL certificates secure

Support

For issues:

1. Check debug logs
2. Review container logs
3. Verify environment configuration
4. Contact development team:
   • Email: support@tealmaker.com
   • Slack: #network-events-support

Last Updated: March 25, 2025