In our previous Azure tutorial learned how to create an empty Azure web app. In this Azure Tutorial, we are going to create WordPress Website using Azure marketplace template.We can also create popular web site Content Management System (CMS) like WordPress, Orchard, Drupal, Umbraco and DNN. Azure marketplace offers prebuilt tools, open source and community contributed projects that are made available in the gallery.
Creating WordPress Website using Azure marketplace template.
Creating WordPress Website using Azure marketplace template is the second method of creating Azure Web apps. WordPress website are the most popular Content Management System based on PHP and MySQL. Let us learn how to create beautiful Wordpress Website using Azure marketplace template.
Steps to create wordpress website
To create WordPress Website using Azure marketplace template, Click on New button as shown below.
- Now Azure marketplace page will be opened and go to search box and enter wordpress keyword.
- Click on WordPress as shown above.
- Click on Create button.
- Enter unique WordPress website URL name as previously discussed.
- Select Subscription.
- Select existing resource group or select create new to use new Resource group for this WordPress website.
- Now choose database provider. If we click on database provider dropdown we find three database they are Azure Database for MySQL, MySQL in App and ClearDB. Choose any one from the list.
- Select App service plan or create new if you desire.
- Finally click on Create button to create WordPress Website using Azure marketplace template.
- Now our WordPress website deployment is in progress, wait till it shows notification as Deployment succeeded as shown below.
- Click on Pin to dashboard.
Now our Wordpress Website (Azuretutorialkart) has been created successfully as shown above.
Installing WordPress
After creating wordpress website using Azure marketplace template. Click on the web app and App Service page will contain main options like Browse, stop, Restart, Delete, Get publish profile and reset publish profile as shown below.
- Click on Browse and the wordpress Installation page will be opened.
- Select language and click on Continue button.
Configuring WordPress login credentials
- Enter wordpress site title.
- Enter user name. This wordpress username will be used at login page.
- Enter password for your wordpress website.
- Enter Email.
- Click on Install WordPress button.
And now go to WordPress Azure website login page. Enter username and password .and click on Login button
Now we have successfully created Wordpress Website using Azure marketplace template.
