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Adding Wordpress to an existing laravel project on the same domain

Updated: Jan 29, 2025

Adding Wordpress to an existing laravel project on the same domain

To add a WordPress installation to an existing Laravel project on the same domain, you'll need to follow these steps:

  1. Create a new database for WordPress in your hosting environment. Make sure that the database user has the necessary privileges to create tables and manage the database.
  2. Download the latest version of WordPress from the official website (https://wordpress.org/download/) and extract the contents of the zip file.
  3. Upload the WordPress files to a new directory in your public_html folder. For example, you can create a new directory called "wordpress" and upload the files there.
  4. Create a new .htaccess file in the WordPress directory and add the following code:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /wordpress/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /wordpress/index.php [L]

This .htaccess file is necessary to enable pretty URLs in WordPress.

  1. Create a new wp-config.php file in the WordPress directory and add the following code:
<?php
// ** MySQL settings - You can get this information from your web host ** //
define('DB_NAME', 'your_database_name');
define('DB_USER', 'your_database_user');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'your_database_password');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

// ** Absolute path to the WordPress directory ** //
define('ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__) . '/');

// ** Site URL ** //
define('SITEURL', 'http://yourdomain.com/wordpress/');
define('HOMEURL', 'http://yourdomain.com/wordpress/');

Replace "your_database_name", "your_database_user", "your_database_password", and "yourdomain.com" with your actual database name, database user, database password, and domain name.

  1. Create a new .htaccess file in the root directory of your Laravel project and add the following code:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/public/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /public/$1 [L]

This .htaccess file is necessary to enable Laravel's URL routing.

  1. Update the "routes/web.php" file in your Laravel project to redirect all requests to the WordPress installation when the requested URL starts with "/wordpress/". Add the following code to the file:
Route::group(['prefix' => 'wordpress'], function () {
    return [
        'GET/{*path}' => function () {
            return view('index');
        },
    ];
});

Route::get('/{*path}', function () {
    return view('app');
})->where('path', '.*');

This code defines a new route group for the "/wordpress/" prefix and returns a 404 error for all other requests. The first route in the group is a catch-all route that returns the WordPress frontend.

  1. Create a new "views/index.blade.php" file in your Laravel project and add the following code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>WordPress</title>
    <!-- Add WordPress stylesheets and scripts here -->
</head>
<body>
    <div id="wpadminbar"></div>
    <!-- Add WordPress content here -->
    @yield('content')
</body>
</html>

This file is the WordPress frontend template. It includes a placeholder for the WordPress content and a place to add the WordPress stylesheets and scripts.

  1. Create a new "app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfNotWordpress.php" file in your Laravel project and add the following code:
<?php

namespace App\Http\Middleware;

use Closure;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class RedirectIfNotWordpress
{
    /**
     * Handle an incoming request.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  \Closure  $next
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next)
    {
        if (strpos($request->path(), '/wordpress/') !== 0) {
            return redirect('/wordpress');
        }

        return $next($request);
    }
}

This middleware checks if the requested URL starts with "/wordpress/" and redirects to the WordPress installation if it doesn't.

  1. Register the middleware in the "app/Http/Kernel.php" file:
protected $routeMiddleware = [
    // ...
    'redirect.if.not.wordpress' => \App\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfNotWordpress::class,
];
  1. Add the middleware to the "routes/web.php" file:
Route::get('/{*path}', function () {
    return app('App\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfNotWordpress')->handle(app('request'));
})->where('path', '.*');
  1. Update the "routes/web.php" file to return the WordPress content instead of a 404 error for requests to the WordPress installation:
Route::get('/wordpress/{*path}', function () {
    ob_start();
    require_once(base_path('wordpress/wp-blog-header.php'));
    $content = ob_get_clean();

    return response()->view('index', ['content' => $content]);
})->where('path', '.*');

This code uses the "require_once" function to include the WordPress frontend and captures the output using output buffering. It then returns the WordPress content wrapped in the Laravel view.

  1. Clear the Laravel cache:
php artisan cache:clear
  1. Test the WordPress installation by visiting "http://yourdomain.com/wordpress" in your web browser. You should see the WordPress login screen or the WordPress frontend if you're already logged in.

That's it! You've successfully added a WordPress installation to an existing Laravel project on the same domain. Keep in mind that this setup may not be secure, as it exposes the WordPress installation to the same web server as your Laravel application. For production use, it's recommended to use a separate domain or subdomain for the WordPress installation.

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