Topher will show you how to set up the best Local Development Environment for WordPress in 2018. This will be a very helpful session for anybody looking to drive deep into WordPress and who are already working in WordPress, they will be able to explore other better ways to improve their workflow. Presented by Topher DeRosia @topher1kenobe at WordCamp Sydney 2018

1. Modern Local Environment
for WordPress in 2018
Topher DeRosia
@topher1kenobe

2. Local Development: Why?
• Work without internet
• Quickly spin up new sites
• Quickly throw away garbage
• Potentially recreate crazy server environments
• Each person on a team get a quick and easy
development environment that’s the same as everyone
elses

3. How? The Old Hard Ways
All of these options continue to be solid, viable development
solutions
• LAMP, WAMP, MAMP, XAMPP
• Varying Vagrant Vagrants
• Docker

4. How? The Awesome New Ways
Modern WordPress Local Development allows for:
• Creating WordPress sites quickly
• Creating site templates
• Ngrok support for remote viewing
• Easy Import and Export

5. How? The Awesome New Ways

6. Local by Flywheel
Unique Pros
● Easy import and export of entire sites
● Docker based
● Perfect integration with Flywheel
● Choice in PHP and MySQL versions
Unique Cons
● No integration with other hosts
● Docker based

7. DesktopServer by ServerPress
Unique Pros
● Easy import of common backup formats
● XAMPP based
● Good integration most hosts
● Plugin system
Unique Cons
● Lack of choice in software versions
● XAMPP based