ddev-joomla

A collection of Bash scripts by René Kreijveld that enhance Joomla development workflows within DDEV.

DDEV is a Docker-based PHP development environment that runs on macOS, Windows (WSL2), and Linux.

Features

• Create a new DDEV Joomla project with a single command
• Clone an existing project to a new project name
• Switch the PHP version of a project with a single command
• Automatically download and install the latest Joomla version
• Support for the /api endpoint when running on Nginx
• Export and import MariaDB database dumps (full database or single table)
• Create full website backups (database + files)
• Delete a Joomla project and clean up all resources
• List all installed Joomla projects (versions 1.0-5.x)
• Interactively navigate to any Joomla site folder
• Set correct file and folder permissions

Requirements

A working DDEV installation is required. See ddev.com/get-started for instructions.

Scripts

Script	Purpose
jaddsite	Create a new DDEV Joomla project
jdelsite	Permanently delete a DDEV Joomla project
jclone	Clone an existing DDEV Joomla project (including the database) to a new project name
jsetconfig	Set the essential DDEV values (database, log and tmp paths) in configuration.php
jphpswitch	Switch the PHP version of an existing DDEV Joomla project
jdbdump	Export the DDEV database to a SQL dump file
jdbdumptable	Export a single database table to a SQL dump file
jdbdumpall	Export databases of all DDEV Joomla projects
jdbimp	Import a SQL dump file into the DDEV database
jbackup	Full site backup: database dump + compressed archive
jbackupall	Full backup of all DDEV Joomla projects
gosite	Interactively navigate to a Joomla site folder
jlistjoomlas	List all Joomla sites under the configured root folder
jlatest	Download and extract the latest (or a specific) Joomla release
setrights	Set correct file (644) and folder (755) permissions
jddev	Show all available scripts and their parameters
jddev-update	Update all ddev-joomla scripts from GitHub

Quick Start

1. Install the scripts with a single curl command
2. Run jaddsite -n mysite -j to create a new Joomla site
3. Run ddev launch inside the site folder to open it in your browser

Support the Project

If you find this tool useful, please consider making a donation to support further development.