Install WP-CLI on CWP Server

WP-CLI is the WordPress command-line interface.  This allows you to update WordPress plugins and themes, deactivate or install plugins, and more, all without using a web browser.

Here, we cover installing WordPress Command Line (WP-CLI) on a Control Web Panel (CWP) server.

Install WP-CLI

IMPORTANT: This solution will require root access. If this needs to be obtained, follow the guide on requesting root access.

1. SSH into the CWP server is root
2. Run the command cd /opt
3. Run the command curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar to download WP-CLI
4. Run the command php wp-cli.phar --info to confirm that WP-CLI is downloaded correctly
5. Set the execute permissions using chmod +x wp-cli.phar
6. Run the command mv wp-cli.phar /usr/local/bin/wp to rename the file to wp
7. Move into a WordPress installation directory
8. Run the command wp core version to confirm that WP-CLI was installed