Description

This script will install WordPress in no time by quickly asking you a few questions.

Instructions

1. Create the database where you will install WordPress, remember its name.
2. Create a directory in your sites folder where you will install WordPress.
3. Place the automated-wordpress-install folder next to the directory you defined in (2)
4. CD into your site directory (defined in 2)
5. Type the following command:

../automated-wordpress-install/automated-wp-install.sh

6. Answer the questions, pay attention to the username/password generated for your as output of the script:`

7. WordPress will install and update any plugins.

Other options

If you would like to install additional plugins, you can define these two files:

• remote-plugins.sh
• local-plugins.sh

Inside each file you can define plugins you would like to install by writing the corresponding WP-CLI argument.

Then you can invoice them as such:

automated-wp-install.sh -plugins (installs Wordpress + remote plugins specified) automated-wp-install.sh -plugins -local (installs Wordpress + remote plugins specified + local plugins specified) `

Version History

Version 0.4

• Made the script more interactive by asking DB credentials, home directory, and site root.
• Rewrote ReadMe with correct instructions.

Version 0.3

• The script now loads the local and remote plugins from different script files.
• Added variables for database user and database password.
• Modified Git Ignore file.
• Cleaned up ReadMe.

Version 0.2

• Added conditionals to test against parameters for installation (thanks Pao).

Version 0.1

• First version, basic functionality.