docker-compose wordpress mysql connection refused

Question

I\'ve created a small docker-compose.yml which used to work like a charm to deploy small WordPress instances. It looks like this:

wordpress:
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Answer 1

I was using your docker-compose.yml, had the same problem. Just restarting didn't fix. After nearly an hour of researching the logs, I found the problem was: wordpress service started connecting mysql service before it had fully started. Simply adding depends_on won't help.Docker Compose wait for container X before starting Y

the work around could be start the db server before Up. When it has fully started, run docker-compose up. Or just use external service.