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+# role docker-wordpress
+
+## database access
+To access the database execute
+```bash
+  docker exec -it wordpress_database_1 /bin/mysql -u wordpress -p
+```
+## bash in application
+docker exec -it wordpress_application_1 /bin/sh
+
+## update wp-config.php
+```bash
+cat > wp-config.php << EOF
+<?php
+#content
+EOF
+```