Overview

On Cloud Container Instance (CCI), you can create workloads by using the console and APIs. What are the differences between the two methods and the method of running the Docker run command?

This chapter uses the WordPress and MySQL as examples to illustrate method differences.

The WordPress is a blog platform developed in hypertext preprocessor (PHP). You can set up your websites on the services that support PHP and MySQL databases, or use the WordPress as a content management system. For more information about the WordPress, visit https://wordpress.org/.

The WordPress must be used together with the MySQL. The WordPress runs the content management program while the MySQL serves as a database to store data. Generally, the WordPress and MySQL run in different containers, as shown in the following figure.