Installing WP-CLI on cPanel for a User

WP-CLI is a powerful command-line tool for managing WordPress installations. Here’s a step-by-step guide to installing WP-CLI on a cPanel account for a specific user.

Prerequisites

• SSH access to your cPanel account
• Basic knowledge of command-line operations
• A WordPress installation on your cPanel account

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Login to cPanel:

Access your cPanel account using your credentials.

2. Enable SSH Access:

• Navigate to the “Security” section and click on “SSH Access”.
• Follow the instructions to enable SSH access if it’s not already enabled.

3. Access Your Account via SSH:

• Open your terminal or command prompt.
• Connect to your cPanel account using SSH:

ssh [email protected]

• Replace yourusername with your cPanel username and yourdomain.com with your domain.

4. Download WP-CLI:

• Once logged in via SSH, download the WP-CLI phar file:

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

5. Make the WP-CLI Executable:

• Change the permissions of the downloaded file to make it executable:

chmod +x wp-cli.phar

6. Move WP-CLI to a Global Location:

• Move the executable file to a directory that’s in your PATH, such as /usr/local/bin:

sudo mv wp-cli.phar /usr/local/bin/wp

7. Verify Installation:

• Check if WP-CLI is installed correctly by running:

wp --info

You should see information about your WP-CLI installation.

8. Configure WP-CLI (Optional):

• If you want to use WP-CLI with specific WordPress installations, navigate to the directory of your WordPress installation:

cd /home/yourusername/public_html/yourwordpresssite

Replace yourusername with your cPanel username and yourwordpresssite with your WordPress directory.

9. Running WP-CLI Commands:

• You can now run WP-CLI commands to manage your WordPress site. For example:

wp plugin list

• This command will list all installed plugins on your WordPress site.

Troubleshooting

• Ensure that you have the necessary permissions to install and move files in your cPanel account.

• If you encounter permission issues, consider contacting your hosting provider for assistance.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you can successfully install and use WP-CLI on your cPanel account, allowing you to manage your WordPress installations more efficiently via the command line.