wp config list

Lists variables, constants, and file includes defined in wp-config.php file.

In this article

This command runs on the before_wp_load hook, just before the WP load process begins.

Options

[<filter>…]
Name or partial name to filter the list by.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific fields. Defaults to all fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format. Dotenv is limited to non-object values.

default: table
options:
– table
– csv
– json
– yaml
– dotenv

[--strict]
Enforce strict matching when a filter is provided.
[--config-file=<path>]
Specify the file path to the config file to be read. Defaults to the root of the WordPress installation and the filename “wp-config.php”.

Examples

# List constants and variables defined in wp-config.php file.
$ wp config list
+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
| key              | value                                                            | type     |
+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
| table_prefix     | wp_                                                              | variable |
| DB_NAME          | wp_cli_test                                                      | constant |
| DB_USER          | root                                                             | constant |
| DB_PASSWORD      | root                                                             | constant |
| AUTH_KEY         | r6+@shP1yO&amp;$)1gdu.hl[/j;7Zrvmt~o;#WxSsa0mlQOi24j2cR,7i+QM/#7S:o^ | constant |
| SECURE_AUTH_KEY  | iO-z!_m--YH$Tx2tf/&amp;V,YW*13Z_HiRLqi)d?$o-tMdY+82pK$`T.NYW~iTLW;xp | constant |
+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+

# List only database user and password from wp-config.php file.
$ wp config list DB_USER DB_PASSWORD --strict
+------------------+-------+----------+
| key              | value | type     |
+------------------+-------+----------+
| DB_USER          | root  | constant |
| DB_PASSWORD      | root  | constant |
+------------------+-------+----------+

# List all salts from wp-config.php file.
$ wp config list _SALT
+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
| key              | value                                                            | type     |
+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
| AUTH_SALT        | n:]Xditk+_7&gt;Qi=>BmtZHiH-6/Ecrvl(V5ceeGP:{&gt;?;BT^=[B3-0&gt;,~F5z$(+Q$ | constant |
| SECURE_AUTH_SALT | ?Z/p|XhDw3w}?c.z%|+BAr|(Iv*H%%U+Du&amp;kKR y?cJOYyRVRBeB[2zF-`(&gt;+LCC | constant |
| LOGGED_IN_SALT   | +$@(1{b~Z~s}Cs&gt;8Y]6[m6~TnoCDpE&gt;O%e75u}&amp;6kUH!&gt;q:7uM4lxbB6[1pa_X,q | constant |
| NONCE_SALT       | _x+F li|QL?0OSQns1_JZ{|Ix3Jleox-71km/gifnyz8kmo=w-;@AE8W,(fP&lt;N}2 | constant |
+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+

Global Parameters

These global parameters have the same behavior across all commands and affect how WP-CLI interacts with WordPress.
Argument Description
--path=<path> Path to the WordPress files.
--url=<url> Pretend request came from given URL. In multisite, this argument is how the target site is specified.
--ssh=[<scheme>:][<user>@]<host\|container>[:<port>][<path>] Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of “docker”, “docker-compose”, “docker-compose-run”, “vagrant”).
--http=<http> Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP.
--user=<id\|login\|email> Set the WordPress user.
--skip-plugins[=<plugins>] Skip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded.
--skip-themes[=<themes>] Skip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes.
--skip-packages Skip loading all installed packages.
--require=<path> Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once).
--exec=<php-code> Execute PHP code before running the command (may be used more than once).
--context=<context> Load WordPress in a given context.
--[no-]color Whether to colorize the output.
--debug[=<group>] Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help.
--prompt[=<assoc>] Prompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values.
--quiet Suppress informational messages.

Command documentation is regenerated at every release. To add or update an example, please submit a pull request against the corresponding part of the codebase.