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