# How to install wordpress by docker? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** docker\ **Created:** [October 21, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/how-to-install-wordpress-by-docker/40126 "2017-10-21T02:25:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![frank1983](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3da27b/32.png) [@frank1983](https://forums.docker.com/u/frank1983)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/how-to-install-wordpress-by-docker/40126/1 "2017-10-21T02:25:24Z")
> **I need deploy Wordpress in my new VPS, but I found that not work, and I testing again by docker official install guide, that should same status, I need your kindly help for the issue, appreciated!** Official install guide: > **[Quickstart: Compose and WordPress](https://docs.docker.com/compose/wordpress/)** > > You can use Docker Compose to easily run WordPress in an isolated environment built with Docker containers. This quick-start guide demonstrates how to use Compose to set up and run... ---
**Author:** ![junius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f08c70/32.png) [@junius](https://forums.docker.com/u/junius)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/how-to-install-wordpress-by-docker/40126/2 "2017-10-21T19:02:31Z")
what is the issue? did you expose wordpress’s port? the official docker compose should work. ---
**Author:** ![frank1983](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3da27b/32.png) [@frank1983](https://forums.docker.com/u/frank1983)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/how-to-install-wordpress-by-docker/40126/3 "2017-10-22T01:18:35Z")
> [@junius](#): > > s’s port Hi, Junius As I understand, port 80 should default expose and not need extra config, please let me know if I am wrong. How do we verify whether wordpress work normal? As I said, no any respond by “curl”. Thanks Yong ---
**Author:** ![junius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f08c70/32.png) [@junius](https://forums.docker.com/u/junius)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/how-to-install-wordpress-by-docker/40126/4 "2017-10-22T03:55:43Z")
Could you please post details how you run wordpress? wordpress container exposes port 80. but you need to publish it to a host port. `ports: - "8000:80"` in the compose file, or `-p 8080:80` in docker run. ---
**Author:** ![frank1983](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3da27b/32.png) [@frank1983](https://forums.docker.com/u/frank1983)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/how-to-install-wordpress-by-docker/40126/5 "2017-10-22T04:09:13Z")
Hi, Junius Follow detail information that I follow official docker install guide, you can check that: ``` [root@frank-vps my_wordpress]# more docker-compose.yml version: '3' services: db: image: mysql:5.7 volumes: - db_data:/var/lib/mysql restart: always environment: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: somewordpress MYSQL_DATABASE: wordpress MYSQL_USER: wordpress MYSQL_PASSWORD: wordpress wordpress: depends_on: - db image: wordpress:latest ports: - "8000:80" restart: always environment: WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: db:3306 WORDPRESS_DB_USER: wordpress WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD: wordpress volumes: db_data: [root@frank-vps my_wordpress]# [root@frank-vps my_wordpress]# docker ps CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES 91f3d090a116 wordpress:latest "docker-entrypoint..." 26 hours ago Up 26 hours 0.0.0.0:8000->80/tcp mywordpress_wordpress_1 b116d0cf4c67 mysql:5.7 "docker-entrypoint..." 26 hours ago Up 26 hours 3306/tcp mywordpress_db_1 [root@frank-vps my_wordpress]# curl localhost:8000 [root@frank-vps my_wordpress]# [root@frank-vps my_wordpress]# ``` ---
**Author:** ![junius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f08c70/32.png) [@junius](https://forums.docker.com/u/junius)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 4:40am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/how-to-install-wordpress-by-docker/40126/6 "2017-10-22T04:40:57Z")
Could you please try to access via browser? The browser to `http://localhost:8000` will show the page. Not sure about curl. ---
**Author:** ![frank1983](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3da27b/32.png) [@frank1983](https://forums.docker.com/u/frank1983)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/how-to-install-wordpress-by-docker/40126/7 "2017-10-22T15:51:06Z")
Hi, Junius Appreciated your kindlly help! If I do “docker run xxxx” that should not work for me, that maybe command not correct. Then I tried compose of docker, curl no any output, but not check web, after checked, as you said that should work. So curl no any output should normal. When I test the compose of docker for Wordpress, share follow tips and experiences: 1. If you want to mapping the mysql and wordpress, can add follow config in compose 2. When you change “docker-compose.yml”, please not only use “docker-compose down” that will not delete all config/file, suggest you do “docker-compose down --volumes” that as install guide. 3. If you change database name, please add “WORDPRESS\_DB\_NAME: xxx” in environment part of Wordpress(docker-compose.yml), that should no this config in official install guide. So wordpress default connect database name is “wordpress”. 4. If you want to debug wordpress/mysql and check log, you can not add “-d”, use this “docker-compose up” 5. In order to restore mysql database, you can install phpmyadmin by docker, then add follow config to “docker-compose.yml”, and follow guide by “[https://hub.docker.com/r/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/](https://hub.docker.com/r/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/)” Thanks again! Yong ---
**Author:** ![hotbelgo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/hotbelgo/32/16664_2.png) [@hotbelgo](https://forums.docker.com/u/hotbelgo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/how-to-install-wordpress-by-docker/40126/8 "2017-11-03T18:00:01Z")
The problem is that these instructions say nothing about themes - where to put them and how to ensure edits show up; getting the database is only half of the story ---
**Author:** ![vikramdurai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vikramdurai](https://forums.docker.com/u/vikramdurai)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/how-to-install-wordpress-by-docker/40126/9 "2018-02-27T16:37:17Z")
@frank1983 > If you want to debug wordpress/mysql and check log, you can not add “-d”, use this “docker-compose up” That’s not entirely correct, Yong. You can connect to a docker container (started with “-d”) using `docker attach [CONTAINER NAME]` where `[CONTAINER NAME]` is the name of your container.