Replace wget with curl in all Dockerfiles to fix Alpine busybox compatibility#23
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[WIP] Replace wget with curl
Replace wget with curl in all Dockerfiles to fix Alpine busybox compatibility
Aug 20, 2025
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This PR replaces all
wgetcommands withcurlequivalents across all Dockerfiles to resolve compatibility issues with busybox implementations of wget in Alpine Linux.Problem
The busybox version of
wgetin some Alpine Linux versions doesn't work reliably, causing Docker builds to fail when downloading WordPress core and PHPUnit test suite archives.Solution
curlpackage to theapk addcommands in all Dockerfileswgetcommands with functionally equivalentcurlcommands:wget -nv -O /tmp/file.tar.gz URL→curl -fsSL -o /tmp/file.tar.gz URLcurl flags used:
-f: Fail silently on HTTP errors-s: Silent mode (equivalent to wget's-nv)-S: Show errors even in silent mode-L: Follow redirects-o: Output to file (equivalent to wget's-O)Files affected:
Dockerfile.php8.0Dockerfile.php8.1Dockerfile.php8.2Dockerfile.php8.3Testing
Successfully built and tested Docker images for PHP 8.1 and 8.3 to verify the curl replacements work correctly for downloading both WordPress core and wp-phpunit archives.
Fixes #22.
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