WordPress§
Note
For a more specific walkthrough that includes SSL setup and NGINX as a proxy, see our blog post.
To run the WordPress content management system using Unit:
Install Unit with a PHP 7.3+ language module.
Install and configure WordPress’s prerequisites.
Install WordPress’s core files. Here, we install it at
/path/to/app/
; use a real path in your configuration.Update the
wp-config.php
file with your database settings and other customizations.Run the following command so Unit can access the application directory:
# chown -R unit:unit /path/to/app/
Note
The
unit:unit
user-group pair is available only with official packages, Docker images, and some third-party repos. Otherwise, account names may differ; run the ps aux | grep unitd command to be sure.For further details, including permissions, see the security checklist.
Next, prepare the WordPress configuration for Unit (use real values for
share
androot
):{ "listeners": { "*:80": { "pass": "routes" } }, "routes": [ { "match": { "uri": [ "*.php", "*.php/*", "/wp-admin/" ] }, "action": { "pass": "applications/wordpress/direct" } }, { "action": { "share": "/path/to/app$uri", "fallback": { "pass": "applications/wordpress/index" } } } ], "applications": { "wordpress": { "type": "php", "targets": { "direct": { "root": "/path/to/app/" }, "index": { "root": "/path/to/app/", "script": "index.php" } } } } }
Note
The difference between the
pass
targets is their usage of thescript
setting:- The
direct
target runs the.php
script from the URI or defaults toindex.php
if the URI omits it. - The
index
target specifies thescript
that Unit runs for any URIs the target receives.
- The
Upload the updated configuration. Assuming the JSON above was added to
config.json
:# curl -X PUT --data-binary @config.json --unix-socket \ /path/to/control.unit.sock http://localhost/config/
Note
The control socket path may vary; run unitd -h or see Startup and Shutdown for details.
After a successful update, browse to http://localhost and set up your WordPress installation:
Note
The resulting URI scheme will affect your WordPress configuration; updates may require extra steps.