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Installing WordPress using WP-CLI - WordPress Tutorial
From the course: WordPress: WP-CLI
Installing WordPress using WP-CLI
- While your hosting company or a local environment likely makes it very easy for you to install WordPress, you do have the ability to do the installation through WP-CLI. But before we get to that, there are a few things you'll need to set up. The first is, you'll need access via SSH to your server. The process for gaining SSH access is different for every hosting company. Some will provide you a with SSH credentials automatically. Some will require you to generate a private key to be used as your SSH key. Be sure to check your hosting companies documentation to learn how to do this. There's also a slightly added complexity for local environments like Local or newer ones like DevKinsta, where they essentially spin up a virtual machine or a server for each site. You may run into trouble if you're trying to run a WordPress installation on Local because it already does the installation for you. And, you'll need to…
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