wp config create

Options

[–dbname=<dbname>]

Set the database name. Required unless --skip-check is used or the SQLite integration drop-in is detected.

[–dbuser=<dbuser>]

Set the database user. Required unless --skip-check is used or the SQLite integration drop-in is detected.

[–dbpass|db_password=<dbpass>]

Set the database user password. — sensitive: true —

[–dbhost=<dbhost>]

Set the database host. — default: localhost —

[–dbprefix=<dbprefix>]

Set the database table prefix. — default: wp_ —

[–dbcharset=<dbcharset>]

Set the database charset. — default: utf8 —

[–dbcollate=<dbcollate>]

Set the database collation. — default: —

[–locale=<locale>]

Set the WPLANG constant. Defaults to $wp_local_package variable.

[–extra-php]

If set, the command copies additional PHP code into wp-config.php from STDIN.

[–skip-salts]

If set, keys and salts won’t be generated, but should instead be passed via --extra-php.

[–skip-check]

If set, the database connection is not checked.

[–force]

Overwrites existing files, if present.

[–config-file=<path>]

Specify the file path to the config file to be created. Defaults to the root of the WordPress installation and the filename “wp-config.php”.

[–insecure]

Retry API download without certificate validation if TLS handshake fails. Note: This makes the request vulnerable to a MITM attack.

[–ssl]

Use SSL when checking the database connection.

Examples

# Standard wp-config.php file
$ wp config create --dbname=testing --dbuser=wp --dbpass=securepswd --locale=ro_RO
Success: Generated 'wp-config.php' file.

# Enable WP_DEBUG and WP_DEBUG_LOG
$ wp config create --dbname=testing --dbuser=wp --dbpass=securepswd --extra-php <<PHP
define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );
define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true );
PHP
Success: Generated 'wp-config.php' file.

# Avoid disclosing password to bash history by reading from password.txt
# Using --prompt=dbpass will prompt for the 'dbpass' argument
$ wp config create --dbname=testing --dbuser=wp --prompt=dbpass < password.txt
Success: Generated 'wp-config.php' file.

Global Parameters