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WP-CLI is a set of command-line tools for managing WordPress installations. You can update plugins, set up multisite installs and much more, without using a web browser.

Requirement of WP-CLI utility

Requirement
PHP 5.4 or later
WordPress 3.7 or later

• Download WP-CLI utilty through wget or curl

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar

• Check if it works

php wp-cli.phar –info –allow-root

To be able to type just wp, instead of php wp-cli.phar, you need to make the file executable and move it to somewhere in your PATH. For example

chmod +x wp-cli.phar sudo mv wp-cli.phar /usr/local/bin/wp

[root@example_1 wordpress]# wp --allow-root theme status

3 installed themes:
  A twentyfourteen 1.1
  I twentythirteen 1.2
  I twentytwelve   1.4

Legend: A = Active, I = Inactive

• Installation of plugin hello-dolly through WP-CLI

[root@example_1 httpdocs]# wp --allow-root plugin install hello-dolly

Installing Hello Dolly (1.6)
Downloading install package from https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hello-dolly.1.6.zip...
Unpacking the package...
Installing the plugin...
Plugin installed successfully.

• Check WP core version

[root@example_1 httpdocs]# wp --allow-root core version

3.9.2

• Check plugin status

[root@example_1 httpdocs]# wp --allow-root plugin status

3 installed plugins:
  I akismet     3.0.1
  I hello-dolly 1.6
  I hello       1.6

Legend: I = Inactive

NOTE: If you have update version of plugin it will show like this

Legend: I = Inactive, A = Active, U = Update Available

• Updating WordPress, Updating WordPress is simple with WP-CLI. To do this, type the following command:

wp core update

• Whenever you update WordPress, you should also update the database. To do this, type the following command

wp core update-db

• Backing up and restoring a WordPress database

It is a good idea to periodically back up your WordPress database. By combining WP-CLI’s backup functionality with a cron job, you can automatically back up your database on a set schedule.

To back up a WordPress database using WP-CLI, type the following command:

wp db export

Success: Exported to test1.sql

When this command finishes, you have a .sql file that you can store in a safe location. If you need to import a database into WordPress at some point, type the following command. Replace filename with the name of the database backup file:

wp db import test1.sql

Success: Imported from test1.sql

• Update themes

[root@example_1 httpdocs]# wp --allow-root theme update webby-blue-10

• Delete Themes

[root@example_1 httpdocs]$ wp --allow-root theme delete webby-blue-10

Success: Deleted 'webby-blue-10' theme.

• Update WP plugins

[root@example_1 httpdocs]# wp --allow-root plugin update akismet

Success: Successfully executed the cron event 'wp_update_plugins'

• Delete WP Plugin

[root@example_1 httpdocs]# wp --allow-root plugin deactivate akismet && wp --allow-root plugin delete akismet