Wordpress, Lando, and WPEngine

Creating a new Wordpress x Lando Project

If you'd like to skip setup, you can always clone KalaPress as a starting point.

Get started configuring Wordpress with Lando.

Note: the command in the getting started with Lando guide assumes you are at the root of your project. Create a directory and initialize git first. You will also need a .gitignore.

Setting up a Wordpress x Lando Project Locally

For the most part, setting up a local wordpress instance with lando is as easy as cloning and running lando start.

Downloading a Database

Oftentimes, pulling a database for your local lando install is important. This can be as easy as running lando pull on select project but this isn't always an option.

• Download the .sql backup from the host. (Ensure it is unzipped)

  • Backups in WPEngine can be found in the installation you need a backup of under ‘Backup Points’

• Search and replace the base url of the instance with your local base url

  • sed -i 's|https:\/\/wavelengthmusic\.ca|https:\/\/wav-test\.lndo\.site|g' wp_wavelengthto.sql

    • Note that on Macs you need to add an extension parameter or you get an “invalid command” error. The above line would need to be:

      sed -i .sql 's|https:\/\/wavelengthmusic\.ca|https:\/\/wav-test\.lndo\.site|g' wp_wavelengthto.sql

• Import with lando db-import <db.sql>

Deployments

The deployment process for our installs can be found here in the Wiki.