academy.AFRICA

Introduction

Journalism is evolving so quickly that newsrooms are struggling to keep up.

academy.AFRICA seeks to help, by bringing face-to-face training into partner newsrooms across Africa, and by hosting public workshops at monthly Hacks/Hackers meetups.

The academy will also offer online courses and webinars, designed to teach just one tool or technique at a time, so participants can upgrade their skills at their own pace.

The training will be spearheaded by the continent’s largest digital journalism network, Code for Africa, with support from Google News Lab and World Bank's Global Media Development Programme.

Find out more here: https://academy.africa/

Development

Documentation

For detailed documentation on the plugins used, check the wiki

Repository Setup Guide

1. Add SSH Key to WP Engine

   To get started, add your SSH key to WP Engine. For more information, refer to the WP Engine SSH Gateway Documentation.

2. Create a Working Directory and Clone the Repository

   Create a working directory and clone this repository into it.

3. Download and Restore Backups from WP Engine

   Download and restore the latest backups from WP Engine using the instructions provided in the WP Engine Restore Documentation. Unzip the backups into your working directory.

4. Access the Remote Database Using SSH

   Use SSH and local port forwarding to access the remote database. Here's an example command:

   ssh -L 3307:127.0.0.1:3306 -i ~/.ssh/wpengine_ed25519 -o IdentitiesOnly=yes sacademyafrica@sacademyafrica.ssh.wpengine.net

   For more details, refer to the WP Engine Remote Database Access Guide.

5. Update Environment Variables

   Update the environment variables in the .env file using the database credentials from WP Engine. You can find the credentials with the following command once you have SSH access to the remote database:

   grep WPENGINE_SESSION_DB_PASSWORD ./sites/environmentname/_wpeprivate/config.json

   To access the admin dashboard from localhost, add the following to wp-config.php in the wordpress directory after the WP_DEBUG line:

   define( 'WP_SITEURL', 'http://localhost:8080' );
   define( 'WP_HOME', 'http://localhost:8080' );

6. Start Containers

   Run the following command to start the containers using Docker Compose:

   docker-compose up -d

7. Access the Site

   You can now access the site at http://localhost:8080.