handbook/commands/config/update.md
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# wp config update
Updates or adds a constant or variable in the wp-config.php file.
This command runs on the `before_wp_load` hook, just before the WP load process begins.
This command will add the constant or variable if it doesn't exist, or update it if it does.
### OPTIONS
See the [argument syntax](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/references/argument-syntax/) reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used.
<name>
: Name of the wp-config.php constant or variable.
<value>
: Value to set the wp-config.php constant or variable to.
[\--raw]
: Place the value into the wp-config.php file as is, instead of as a quoted string.
[\--anchor=<anchor>]
: Anchor string where additions of new values are anchored around. Defaults to "/* That's all, stop editing!". The special case "EOF" string uses the end of the file as the anchor.
[\--placement=<placement>]
: Where to place the new values in relation to the anchor string.
\---
default: 'before'
options:
- before
- after
\---
[\--separator=<separator>]
: Separator string to put between an added value and its anchor string. The following escape sequences will be recognized and properly interpreted: '\n' => newline, '\r' => carriage return, '\t' => tab. Defaults to a single EOL ("\n" on *nix and "\r\n" on Windows).
[\--type=<type>]
: Type of the config value to update. Defaults to 'all'.
\---
default: all
options:
- constant
- variable
- all
\---
[\--config-file=<path>]
: Specify the file path to the config file to be modified. Defaults to the root of the WordPress installation and the filename "wp-config.php".
### EXAMPLES
# Update or add the WP_DEBUG constant to the wp-config.php file.
$ wp config update WP_DEBUG true --raw
Success: Updated the constant 'WP_DEBUG' in the 'wp-config.php' file with the raw value 'true'.
### GLOBAL PARAMETERS
These [global parameters](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/config/) 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. |