How To Install wp-cli on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install wp-cli on CentOS 7. wp-cli is The command line interface for WordPress

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wp-cli on CentOS 7.

What is wp-cli

WP-CLI is the command-line interface for WordPress. You can update plugins, configure multisite installations and much more, without using a web browser.

We can use yum or dnf to install wp-cli on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install wp-cli.

Install wp-cli on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install wp-cli using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install wp-cli

Install wp-cli on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install wp-cli using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install wp-cli

How To Uninstall wp-cli on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the wp-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove wp-cli

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wp-cli on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.