How to install Wordpress server based on Azure Web App

How to install Azure CLI Tools

• Login to the machine using privileged account.
• Download the latest build of Azure CLI.

• Windows download instruction and location:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-windows?view=azure-cli-latest

• Linux download instruction and location:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-linux?view=azure-cli-latest

How to login to an Azure subscription

• Login to an Azure account, from command prompt:

az login

• Run the command below to list the available subscriptions:

az account list --output table

• Run the command below to change the context to a specific Azure subscription:

az account set --subscription "MySubscription"

Note: Replace “MySubscription” with the relevant subscription name

• Run the command below to verify the currently selected Azure subscription:

az account show

Installation phase

• Run the command below to create a new resource group:

az group create --name MyResourceGroup --location MyLocation

Note 1: Replace MyResourceGroup with your own relevant group name

Note 2: Replace MyLocation with the target location, from the list below:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/global-infrastructure/locations/

• Run the command below (as a single line) to create a new Azure App Service plan:

az appservice plan create -n wordpressappservice -g MyResourceGroup -l MyLocation --is-linux --sku S1

Note 1: Replace wordpressappservice with your own app service plan name (Alphanumeric, without space or special characters)

Note 2: Replace MyResourceGroup with the previously create resource group

Note 3: Replace MyLocation with the same region as the resource group

• Run the command below (as a single line) to create a new MySQL database:

az mysql server create -g MyResourceGroup -n MyDBServerName --admin-user MyDBUserName --admin-password "MyDBPassword" -l MyLocation --ssl-enforcement Disabled --sku-name B_Gen5_1 --version 5.7

Note 1: Replace MyResourceGroup with the previously create resource group

Note 2: Replace MyDBServerName with your own MySQL server name

Note 3: Replace MyDBUserName with your own MySQL username

Note 4: Replace MyDBPassword with a complex password for the MySQL database account

Note 5: Replace MyLocation with the same region as the resource group

• Run the command below (as a single line) to configure firewall rule for accessing the MySQL database:

az mysql server firewall-rule create -g MyResourceGroup --server MyDBServerName --name AllowAppService --start-ip-address 0.0.0.0 --end-ip-address 0.0.0.0

Note 1: Replace MyResourceGroup with the previously create resource group

Note 2: Replace MyDBServerName with your own MySQL server name

• Run the command below to create a new database for the Wordpress application:

az mysql db create --resource-group MyResourceGroup --server-name MyDBServerName --name MyWordPressDBName

Note 1: Replace MyResourceGroup with the previously create resource group

Note 2: Replace MyDBServerName with your own MySQL server name

Note 3: Replace MyWordPressDBName with your own custom WordPress database name

• Run the command below (as a single line) to configure the Wordpress App service:

az webapp create -n MyAppServiceName -g MyResourceGroup --plan wordpressappservice -i "wordpress"

Note 1: Replace MyAppServiceName with your own app service name

Note 2: Replace MyResourceGroup with the previously create resource group

• Run the command below (as a single line) to configure the WordPress App service database connection settings:

az webapp config appsettings set -n MyDBServerName -g MyResourceGroup --settings WORDPRESS_DB_HOST= MyDBServerName.mysql.database.azure.com WORDPRESS_DB_USER="MyDBUserName@MyDBServerName.mysql.database.azure.com" WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD="MyDBPassword"

Note 1: Replace MyDBServerName with your own MySQL server name

Note 2: Replace MyResourceGroup with the previously create resource group

Note 3: Replace MyDBUserName with your own MySQL username

Note 4: Replace MyDBPassword with a complex password for the MySQL database

• Exit the command prompt
• Login to the Azure portal:

https://portal.azure.com

• From the left pane, click on Resource Groups -> select the newly created resource group -> from the main pane, click on Tags:

• Name: Specify here “Project”
• Value: Specify here a value to represent the project name

• Click on Save
• From the upper search field, write “App Service plans” -> Select the newly create service plan -> From the main pane, click on “Tags”:

• Name: Specify here “Project”
• Value: Specify here a value to represent the project name

• Click on Save
• From the upper search bar of the Azure portal, write “Azure Database for MySQL servers” -> click to enter the properties of the newly created MySQL database -> From the main pane, click on “Tags”:

• Name: Specify here “Project”
• Value: Specify here a value to represent the project name

• Click on Save
• From the upper search bar of the Azure portal, write “App Services” -> Select the newly create App services:

• From the Overview page, write down the URL
• From the Tags page:

• Name: Specify here “Project”
• Value: Specify here a value to represent the project name
• Click on Save

• Exit the Azure portal

WordPress initial configuration

• Open a browser and specify the FQDN name of the Wordpress app service.
• From the language selection page, select English and click Continue
• Click on “Let’s go!”
• From the Welcome wizard page:

• Specify the web site title
• Specify your own username
• Write down the password and store it in a safe location
• Specify an email address for notifications (prefer to use a mailing list)

• Click Install WordPress