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How to install WordPress via the CLI?

Install WordPress without a control panel? It is definitely possible. We have briefly outlined the way here.

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List of commands for wordpress:

  • wordpress:cli:config:create Create basic `wpconfig` file (assuming database on `localhost`).
    $ wp config create --dbname=${dbname} --dbuser=${dbuser} --dbpass=${dbpass}
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  • wordpress:cli:database:replace Replace all instances of a string in the database.
    $ wp search-replace ${old_string} ${new_string}
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  • wordpress:cli:import:xwr Import the contents of a WordPress Extended RSS (WXR) file.
    $ wp import ${filename-xml}
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  • wordpress:cli:information Print information about the operating system, shell, PHP, and WP-CLI (`wp`) installation.
    $ wp --info
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  • wordpress:cli:install Install the WordPress CLI tool.
    $ curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar
    $ chmod +x wp-cli.phar
    $ sudo mv wp-cli.phar ${dir_to_install}
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  • wordpress:cli:plugins:install-and-activate Install and activate a WordPress plugin.
    $ wp plugin install ${plugin} --activate
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  • wordpress:cli:update:wp-cli Update WP-CLI.
    $ wp cli update
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  • wordpress:config:file-permissions Set the correct file permission
    $ chmod -R 755 wp-content/
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  • wordpress:database:create Create the database for the WordPress installation
    $ mysql -e "CREATE DATABASE ${database_name};" ${password};
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  • wordpress:database:user:create Create the user (with permissions) a the WordPress installation
    $ mysql -e "CREATE USER '${username}'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${password}';GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO '${username}'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
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  • wordpress:download:latest Download the latest version of WordPress
    $ wget https://wordpress.org/latest.zip
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  • wordpress:security:attack:password Execute a password guessing attack on a WordPress website.
    $ wpscan --url ${url} --usernames ${username-or-path-to-usernames-txt} --passwords ${path-to-passwords-txt} threads ${nummer-of-threads}
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  • wordpress:security:scan:website Scan a WordPress website.
    $ wpscan --url ${url}
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  • wordpress:security:scan:website:with-proxy Scan a WordPress website through a proxy.
    $ wpscan --url ${url} --proxy ${protocol:--ip:port} --proxy-auth ${username:password}
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  • wordpress:tldr:0b155 wordpress: Execute a password guessing attack on a WordPress website.
    $ wpscan --url ${url} --usernames ${username|path-to-usernames-txt} --passwords ${path-to-passwords-txt} threads ${20}
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  • wordpress:versions:install Download an old version of WordPress X.X.X using WP-CLI
    $ wp core download --version=${version}
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