WordPress on Microsoft such as Azure PAS or WordPress via IaaS

Question

Hi there,

I would like to use WordPress multi-site which auto scale CPU usage which do not let site down anytime, and would much appreciate if you could let me know what is the best way to use WordPress on Microsoft such as Azure PAS or WordPress via IaaS?

We use costume plugin and theme, what are the limitations using WordPress on Microsoft?

Can you send me the documentations if any?

Thank you very,

Vijay

Answer 1

The only restriction I can think of you could run into is in outbound emails- outbound SMTP is disabled on non-enterprise accounts. Pay-as-you-go accounts can make a support request to have this restriction lifted. You shouldn't have any limitations with which themes or plugins you are allowed to use.

You can use either PaaS or IaaS. You need two elements: a web server to host the PHP app and a MySQL server to hold the database. If you search the marketplace there are several premade Wordpress solutions to choose from. If you don't need anything particularly special, the templates are a good choice to simplify the process.

If you wanted to create it yourself, for IaaS you would spin up either a Linux or Windows VM and follow the standard installation instructions for that platform. Whether or not you use one VM each for web app and database or put both on one depends on what your specific needs are based on expected traffic.

To run Wordpress on PaaS you would want an App Service account and a MySQL server instance. This tutorial is for Laravel, but the process would be the same for Wordpress: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/tutorial-php-mysql-app?pivots=platform-windows#prerequisites