From 9aeee64c8d35a37554bae3aca4167b400b5123c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Carvill Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:53:41 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] added some more info about Vagrant --- Readme.md | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md index e5ddb40..286a0d9 100644 --- a/Readme.md +++ b/Readme.md @@ -5,13 +5,17 @@ This is a [Vagrant][vagrant] setup for creating Wordpress themes. Uses [my fork][cookbooks-developish] of [those by Opscode][cookbooks-opscode], which allows for their use with Chef Solo and for a blank MySQL root password. +NEVER WORRY ABOUT SETTING UP MYSQL AND PHP ON YOUR MAC EVER AGAIN! + ## Requirements ## * [Vagrant][vagrant] + $ gem install vagrant + ## To get started ## - $ git clone git://github.com/developish/vagrant-wordpress.git + $ git clone git://github.com/paulcarvill/vagrant-wordpress.git $ cd vagrant-wordpress $ vagrant up $ open http://localhost:8080 @@ -19,6 +23,13 @@ allows for their use with Chef Solo and for a blank MySQL root password. Copy a base theme (like [Starkers][starkers]) into the theme directory, choose it in the Wordpress dashboard, and get to work! +Your Ubuntu/PHP/MySQL box exists as a virtual machine. The website running on +the virtual machine is pointing back at the theme directory on your local +machine. So you can do your work, keep it in version control, and destroy the +virtual machine once you're finished using: + + $ vagrant destroy + [vagrant]:http://vagrantup.com [chef]:http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Chef+Solo [cookbooks-developish]:https://github.com/opscode/cookbooks