This site is the first site that I used my recently created Ansible script. This script downloads and installs the latest WordPress and get it all configured for me. All I have to do is login and get to work creating the next great site.
Yes I know that I could have written a bash script or something else to do this, but I have really started to get into automation and Ansible was something I looked at back in 2014 and just never had the time to use it. This will also be useful in a future project that I have planned.
The script I have created is mostly a wrapper around the excellent WP-CLI program/script. This script can be used to install WordPress, configure the basic settings, install themes and even content from and XML file if you desire.
The other parts of my script handle things like creating the MySQL database and database user and configuring the web server (Apache).
I will admit that I am not a fan of the YAML format of the config script, however given everything that Ansible does for you and the speed at which you can develop a working script, it is a small inconvenience.
What is really nice is that in about 1 minute (the WordPress download takes the longest), I have a full WordPress install ready for me to go.
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#Playbooks: WordPress on local server
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- hosts: all
become: true
vars_files:
- vars/default.yml
tasks:
# Apache Configuration
- name: Create document root
file:
path: "/var/www/{{ http_host }}"
state: directory
owner: "www-data"
group: "www-data"
mode: '0755'
tags: [ apache ]
- name: Set up Apache VirtualHost
template:
src: "files/apache.conf.j2"
dest: "/etc/apache2/sites-available/{{ http_conf }}"
notify: Reload Apache
tags: [ apache ]
- name: Enable new site
shell: /usr/sbin/a2ensite {{ http_conf }}
notify: Reload Apache
tags: [ apache ]
#MySQL Configuration
- name: Creates database for WordPress
mysql_db:
name: "{{ mysql_db }}"
state: present
login_user: root
login_password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
tags: [ mysql ]
- name: Create MySQL user for WordPress
mysql_user:
name: "{{ mysql_user }}"
password: "{{ mysql_password }}"
priv: "{{ mysql_db }}.*:ALL"
state: present
login_user: root
login_password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
tags: [ mysql ]
#WordPress Configuration
- name: Create WordPress directory
file: path="/var/www/{{ http_host }}/"
owner="www-data"
group="www-data"
mode=0755 state=directory
tags: [ wordpress ]
- name: Download latest WordPress
command: wp core download
args:
chdir: "/var/www/{{ http_host }}"
become: yes
become_user: "www-data"
tags: [ wordpress ]
- name: Configure WordPress
command: wp core config
--path="/var/www/{{ http_host }}/"
--dbname="{{ mysql_db }}"
--dbuser="{{ mysql_user }}"
--dbpass="{{ mysql_password }}"
--dbprefix="wp_"
args:
chdir: "/var/www/{{ http_host }}"
become: yes
become_user: "www-data"
- name: Install WordPress tables
command: wp core install
--url="http://{{ http_host }}"
--title="{{sitename}}"
--admin_user="{{ wordpress_admin_user }}"
--admin_password="{{ wordpress_admin_user_pass }}"
--admin_email="{{ wordpress_admin_email }}"
args:
chdir: "/var/www/{{ http_host }}"
become: yes
become_user: "www-data"
- name: Set Site Tagline to default
command: wp option update blogdescription "Another Great site being built by Edison Avenue Consulting"
args:
chdir: "/var/www/{{ http_host }}"
become: yes
become_user: "www-data"
- name: Copy Starter Theme onto server
copy: src: files/eac_starter.zip
dest: /tmp/eac_starter.zip
owner: www-data
group: www-data
mode: u=rw,g=r,o=r -
- name: Activate Starter Theme
command: "wp theme install /tmp/eac_starter.zip --activate"
args:
chdir: "/var/www/{{ http_host }}"
become: yes
become_user: "www-data"
handlers:
- name: Reload Apache
service:
name: apache2
state: reloaded
- name: Restart Apache service: name: apache2 state: r
estarted