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== 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