How to create new WordPress project using Vagrant

1. Create a customer folder (optional) mkdir vagrant && cd vagrant

2. Clone Vagrant into this folder: git clone https://github.com/drivdigital/driv-vagrant .

3. Create a new subfolder for vagrant folder, this folder should have the same name as a dev URL (eg website.dev) mkdir website.dev

4. Make sure /etc/hosts is writeable sudo chmod 777 /etc/hosts 4.1 (Alternative) Enter the host file via terminal command: sudo vim /etc/hosts

   • Entering the Insert mode, command: i
   • Add dev URL for customer list that appears 127.0.0.1 website.dev
   • Exiting the insert-mode by pressing ESC
   • Save and exit the host file, command: :wq!

5. Start Vagrant, command: vagrant up

6. Go to browser and visit the URL with the dev port 8080: http://website.dev:8080

7. Install WordPress site as usual.

8. At the end of the working day, save the database if you want to take care of this, the command: vagrant ssh -c "cd /vagrant && ./save-db"

9. To stop the vagrant, use vagrant halt. If you don't stop it, the next time your use vagrant up you should provision with vagrant up --provision

Note: If using wp-cli to manage this wordpress install, you must do so by running vagrant ssh, cd website.dev then run wp commands

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How to create a WordPress project from an existing project using Vagrant

1. Create a customer folder (optional) mkdir vagrant && cd vagrant

2. Clone Vagrant into this folder: git clone https://github.com/drivdigital/driv-vagrant

3. Clone into the Vagrant folder, remember to rename the folder to the same name as a dev URL (eg website.dev)

4. Get wp-config.php and put it in the root of newly created customer folder or create new.

5. Open wp-config and give the correct db-name, Change db_user to root and set db_password as empty.

6. Create a subfolder for vagrant folder and name it config.

   • Copy database file in this folder
   • Make sure the database file's name is the same as the vagrant URL, eg: website.sql

7. Change Site URL and home to correct dev URL by creating dev.sql file. Enter update statement in dev.sql file URL. For example:

    USE database_name;
    UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = 'http://website_name:8080' WHERE option_name in ('home', 'siteurl');
    UPDATE wp_users SET user_pass = MD5( 'vagrant' );
   

8. Make sure /etc/hosts is writeable sudo chmod 777 /etc/hosts 8.1 (Alternative) Enter the host file via terminal command: sudo vim /etc/hosts

   • Entering the Insert mode, command: i
   • Add dev URL for customer list that appears 127.0.0.1 website.dev
   • Exiting the insert-mode by pressing ESC
   • Save and exit the host file, command: :wq!

9. Start Vagrant, command: vagrant up

10. Go to browser and visit the URL with the dev port 8080: http://website.dev:8080

11. Visit wp-admin -> settings -> permalinks to flush permalinks

12. At the end of the working day, save the database if you want to take care of this, the command: vagrant ssh -c "cd /vagrant && ./save-db"

13. To stop the vagrant, use vagrant halt. If you don't stop it, the next time your use vagrant up you should provision with vagrant up --provision

Note: If using wp-cli to manage this wordpress install, you must do so by running vagrant ssh, cd your folder.dev then run wp commands