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- WP-CLI is available as a PHP Archive file (.phar).<\/strong> You can download it using either wget<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0curl<\/strong> commands:\n
curl -O https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/wp-cli\/builds\/gh-pages\/phar\/wp-cli.phar<\/pre>\n
Or<\/strong><\/h3>\n
wget https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/wp-cli\/builds\/gh-pages\/phar\/wp-cli.phar<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- You need to make this .phar<\/strong> file executable and move it to\u00a0\/usr\/local\/bin<\/strong> so that it can be run directly:\n
chmod +x wp-cli.phar<\/pre>\n
sudo mv wp-cli.phar \/usr\/local\/bin\/wp<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- Check if it is installed properly:\n
wp --info<\/pre>\n
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\nYou should see a similar output like that displayed above, which means you can proceed:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nYou can use the above three steps for upgrading WP-CLI as well.<\/p>\n
Basics of WP-CLI<\/h1>\n
Before moving on, let\u2019s learn some basics of how WP-CLI works. This will help you feel comfortable with the upcoming steps.<\/p>\n
So far, we have seen WP-CLI accessed through the main command,\u00a0
wp<\/code>. You can follow the main command with nested subcommands. For example, we have a command to download WordPress, which is:<\/p>\nwp core download<\/pre>\n
Here\u00a0wp<\/strong>\u00a0is the main command while\u00a0core<\/strong> and\u00a0download<\/strong>\u00a0are its nested subcommands. Nesting subcommands can extend one or two levels.<\/p>\n
WP-CLI<\/strong> also comes with a detailed help section, which displays all the commands you might need. To access help:<\/p>\n
wp help<\/pre>\n
The output should resemble:<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-2.png\")
<\/p>\n:<\/strong>\u00a0is a prompt that, with subcommands, can help you navigate through this help menu. Up and down arrow keys will let you scroll through the entire help command list. Typing\u00a0q<\/strong>\u00a0will exit the help menu.<\/p>\n
For additional details on how to further navigate through the complete help section, you can always type\u00a0h<\/strong>\u00a0at the above prompt.<\/p>\n
You can use the enabled bash completion to demonstrate WP-CLI\u2019s readily available command list. Simply type\u00a0wp<\/strong>\u00a0and press tab twice. You will see the list of available commands. Now, type\u00a0wp core<\/strong>\u00a0and press tab twice.<\/p>\n
You will see a list of commands that can be used with\u00a0core<\/strong>. This double tabbing after a command can be repeated for any primary or subcommand.<\/p>\n
Install WordPress<\/h1>\n
Setting up Database<\/h2>\n
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- Before you proceed, you need to setup a database. Log in to the MySQL server, replacing\u00a0user\u00a0<\/strong>with your MySQL username:\n
mysql -u user -p<\/pre>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/9-1.png\")
<\/li>\n- Create a database:\n
create database wordpress;<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- Grant required privileges to the database for the mysql user to which WordPress will permit database access. Replace\u00a0user\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0password<\/strong>\u00a0with those of the permitted mysql user:\n
grant all on wordpress.* to 'user' identified by 'password';<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- Type\u00a0quit\u00a0<\/strong>to exit the MySQL command line.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Main Install<\/h2>\n
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- Move to the Apache t<\/strong>est<\/strong>\u00a0directory:\n
cd \/var\/www\/html\/test<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- Next, download the WordPress files.\n
wp core download<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- Create a wp-config.php file:\n
wp core config --dbname=wordpress --dbuser=user --dbpass=password --dbhost=localhost --dbprefix=wp_<\/pre>\n
dbhost<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0dbprefix<\/strong>\u00a0are entirely optional and can be omitted unless you need to change their default values.<\/li>\n
- Run the installation:\n
wp core install --url=\"http:\/\/example.com\" --title=\"Blog Title\" --admin_user=\"adminuser\" --admin_password=\"password\" --admin_email=\"email@domain.com\"<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Your WordPress blog is now ready for use.<\/p>\n
Common Commands<\/h1>\n
Installing Themes with WP-CLI<\/h2>\n
Importing and installing themes is much quicker through WP-CLI than going into WordPress admin, searching and then activating it.<\/p>\n
It connects your server directly to the\u00a0WordPress theme repository<\/a>\u00a0and imports the theme in a matter of a few seconds. For example, to install a theme like TwentyTen<\/strong>, we will use the following command:<\/p>\n
wp theme install twentyten<\/pre>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/15-1.png\")
<\/p>\nTo activate the themes on your WordPress website<\/strong>, you will need to use the following command:<\/p>\n
wp theme activate twentyten<\/pre>\n
Installing Plugins with WP-CLI<\/h2>\n
Just like the themes, plugins can also be installed right from the\u00a0official repository<\/a>. Installation is seamless and takes almost no time.<\/p>\n
wp plugin install woocommerce<\/pre>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/17.png\")
<\/p>\nThe above command will install the WooCommerce plugin on your website. To activate it, we will use the command:<\/p>\n
wp plugin activate woocommerce<\/pre>\n
Similarly, to deactivate any plugin, the command becomes:<\/p>\n
wp plugin deactivate woocommerce<\/pre>\n
Updating WordPress Core, Themes and Plugins with WP-CLI<\/h2>\n
Repetitive and often time consuming task of updating the WordPress core, themes and plugins can be easily carried out through the command line.<\/p>\n
To update the WordPress core to the latest stable release of WordPress, the command is:<\/p>\n
wp core update<\/pre>\n
If you want to update to a specific version, for example you have WordPress 3.7 and want to move to WordPress 4.0 instead of WordPress 4.3, use the command:<\/p>\n
wp core update --version=4.0<\/pre>\n
Or, if for any reason you want to revert back your WordPress site to the previous version, the command is:<\/p>\n
wp core update --version=3.9 --force<\/pre>\n
To update plugins, you can either define one plugin to update or better still.<\/p>\n
wp plugin update woocommerce<\/pre>\n
Update all the plugins in one go.<\/p>\n
wp plugin update --all<\/pre>\n
A similar method applies to the themes. You can update WordPress themes through WP-CLI<\/strong> with following command<\/p>\n
wp theme update twentyten<\/pre>\n
Update all the themes in one go.<\/p>\n
wp theme update --all<\/pre>\n
Conclusion<\/h1>\n
WP-CLI is indeed a powerful tool that can be used to manage your WordPress sites through the command line. There are also many more commands to manage your database, take backups, manage posts, comments and WordPress multisite It definitely speeds up your tasks, and makes it really easy to manage the sites.<\/p>\n
Luckily, there are hosting providers that provide WP-CLI by default on their WordPress installations (you can find a maintained list here<\/a>).<\/p>\n
Kindly visit\u00a0the\u00a0WooCommerce plugins<\/a>\u00a0page to explore a wide variety of solutions to add more features to your online store get a\u00a0Custom WordPress Theme Development Service<\/a>. Also, you can\u00a0hire WooCommerce developers<\/a>\u00a0for your project work.<\/p>\n
!!Have a Great Day Ahead!!<\/p>\n
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- Next, download the WordPress files.\n
- Create a database:\n
- You need to make this .phar<\/strong> file executable and move it to\u00a0\/usr\/local\/bin<\/strong> so that it can be run directly:\n