How to Migrate an existing WordPress instance to an Azure VM with WP+MySQL running in Docker

All deployments of WordPress require an installation of PHP for running WordPress Core and associated extensions, along with a MySQL database for backing storage of your content and configurations.  While configuration of these services is well documented, it can create confusion for the uninitiated and could impact the time required to stand up your site instance.  With the advent of Docker, many Content Management Systems like WordPress can now be shipped with environmental dependencies and software prerequisites pre-configured, allowing you to create a new site instance rapidly that is completely isolated from the host environment. 

Microsoft Azure offers the ability to deploy Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates that leverage Docker-Compose to stand up containerized applications in just a few clicks.  Using Docker allows us to create an isolated user environment that fulfills the PHP + MySQL requirement and is portable across any VM for which the...



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