Lando LAMP Boilerplates

Pre-configured Lando recipes for rapid local development with popular CMS platforms.

Requirements

• Lando 3+
• Docker Desktop

Features

• PHP 8 with Xdebug support
• MySQL 5.7/8.0 database
• phpMyAdmin for database management
• MailHog for email testing
• Apache web server
• Composer 2 latest
• Custom tooling commands per platform

Available Recipes

Platform	Recipe	Description
Drupal	drupal/	Drupal 9+ development
Joomla	joomla/	Joomla 3/4 development
WordPress	wordpress/	WordPress development
Laravel	laravel/	Laravel framework
LAMP	lamp/	Generic LAMP stack

Quick Start

1. Choose a recipe and copy its files to your project directory:

   cp -r joomla/* /path/to/your/project/

2. Customize the configuration:

   • Edit .lando.yml
   • Replace <NEW-CONTAINER-NAME> with your project name

3. Start your environment:

   lando start

Common Commands

# Start the environment
lando start

# Stop the environment
lando stop

# Restart services
lando restart

# Rebuild from scratch
lando rebuild

# Destroy environment
lando destroy

# Access MySQL CLI
lando mysql

Database Configuration

All recipes use consistent database settings:

• Host: database
• User: {project-name}db
• Password: {project-name}db
• Database: {project-name}db
• Port: 3306

Service URLs

After running lando start, access your services at:

• Application: http://localhost:8080 or https://{project-name}.lndo.site
• phpMyAdmin: http://phpmyadmin.lndo.site
• MailHog: http://mailhog.lndo.site

Platform-Specific Features

Joomla

# Install latest Joomla
lando install

# Apply development configuration
lando dev-config

# Install extensions
lando install-extension

# Restore Akeeba backups
lando kick-restore
lando unite-restore
lando unite-restore-s3

# Install Patch Tester
lando install-patchtester

WordPress

# Install WordPress with WP-CLI
lando install

Laravel

# Laravel installer is pre-configured
# Redis cache service included

SSL Certificates

For HTTPS support, trust the Lando CA:

# Trust Lando's SSL certificate
lando --help

Troubleshooting

• Port conflicts: Change port mappings in .lando.yml
• Permission issues: Ensure Docker has proper permissions
• Service not starting: Run lando logs to check errors

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please read the contribution guidelines before submitting PRs.

License

MIT License - Copyright (c) 2012-2025 Extly, CB