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Command Line Tool Support: WP-CLI

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The dialog box opens when you click the Add button and choose Composer in the Choose Tool to Add dialog box.
In this dialog box, enable the use of WordPress Content Management System in the command line mode by specifying the way to launch WordPress.

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Installed via PHAR Choose this option to launch WordPress through a PHP script or have IntelliJ IDEA detect and start the launcher in the wp-cli.phar archive.
  • PHP Interpreter: choose one of the configured PHP interpreters from the list in the Execution area. See Configuring Remote PHP Interpreters for details.
  • Path to phar: In this text box, specify the location of the wp-cli.phar archive.
Executable available (installed via Composer, etc.) Choose this option to launch WordPress through an executable file which is available when you install WordPress using a package management tool, for example, Composer.
Path to wp.bat In this field, specify the location of the wp.bat or wp executable file. If you used Composer, the default location is \vendor\wp\cli\bin\wp or \vendor\wp\cli\bin\wp.bat. Type the path manually or click the Browse button browseButton.png and choose the desired location in the dialog box that opens.
Last modified: 29 November 2017

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