handbook/commands/config/create.md

wp config create

Generates a wp-config.php file.

Creates a new wp-config.php with database constants, and verifies that the database constants are correct.

OPTIONS

See the argument syntax reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used.

[--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=<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

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").
--ssh-args=<args>	Pass additional arguments to SSH (or other tools specified by --ssh scheme).
--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.
--alias=<name>	Name of the alias to use. Aliases can reference local WordPress installations or remote SSH connections. Aliases are defined in the wp-cli.yml file.
--assume-https	Set $_SERVER['HTTPS'] to make WordPress treat the site as HTTPS. Use when WordPress is behind an HTTPS proxy or load balancer.