WordPress Install Script

A comprehensive shell script to automate the installation and setup of a new WordPress site for local development using WP-CLI.

Features

This script streamlines the entire setup process:

• Interactive & User-Friendly:

  • Guides you through a series of questions to configure your site.
  • Provides smart defaults based on your project name to speed up the process.
  • Hides password inputs for better security.
  • Displays a summary of all settings and asks for confirmation before running, allowing you to correct any mistakes.

• WordPress Core:

  • Downloads the latest version of WordPress in your chosen language.
  • Configures wp-config.php with your database credentials and adds useful debugging constants.
  • Runs the WordPress installation.

• Database Setup:

  • Supports both MySQL and SQLite.
  • For MySQL: Creates a new database and user.
  • For SQLite: Configures the WordPress SQLite Integration plugin, sets up the database directory with appropriate permissions, and creates a minimal wp-config.php.

• Server Environment (Optional):

  • Apache VirtualHost: Automatically creates and enables an Apache vhost configuration for a clean local URL (e.g., http://myproject.local).
  • Hosts File: Updates your /etc/hosts file to point your local URL to 127.0.0.1.
  • (Note: This step requires sudo privileges and is designed for Debian/Ubuntu-based systems with Apache.)

• Post-Installation Cleanup & Configuration:

  • Sets pretty permalinks (/%postname%/).
  • Configures basic WordPress options (timezone, search engine visibility off, etc.).
  • Deletes the default "Hello Dolly" plugin.
  • Generates the .htaccess file.

Requirements

This script is designed to run on a Linux environment and has the following dependencies:

• A Linux-based operating system (e.g., Debian, Ubuntu).
• WP-CLI: Must be installed and accessible in your system's PATH. You can find installation instructions here.
• MySQL/MariaDB: The mysql command-line client is needed for database operations.
• curl or wget: Required to download the SQLite Integration plugin if you choose SQLite.
• unzip: Required to extract the SQLite Integration plugin if you choose SQLite.
• Apache2: Required if you want to use the automatic VirtualHost creation feature.
• sudo privileges: Needed to create the database, manage the Apache VHost, and edit the /etc/hosts file.

Run the script

chmod +x wpinstall.sh

For easy access, you can create an alias in your .bashrc or .zshrc file: alias wpinstall='bash /path/to/your/script/wpinstall.sh'

Then simply run the wpinstall command from the directory where you want to create your project.