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I assume that many people would do the following to install WordPress in local server<\/a>: Download the Package from WordPress.org<\/a>, unpack it, put the files on the local server, open the localhost followed with the wordpress directory in the Browser, and then follow the instruction as shown.<\/p>\n

This is the standard way to install WordPress<\/strong>. It works fine, except it requires several layer of steps. And most of the time, I have to manually re-download the package for new installation.<\/p>\n

Another way to install WordPress is by using WP-CLI<\/a>, which I found to be more streamlined. WP-CLI is a set of command lines for operating WordPress stuff. This includes install and update WordPress Core, as well as install and update plugins.<\/p>\n

So, if you mainly work on WordPress environment<\/strong> and are comfortable on performing command lines in Terminal<\/strong>, you can follow this tip.<\/p>\n

Recommended Reading: <\/strong>Setting Up Local Server With AMPPS<\/a><\/p>\n

Getting Started<\/h2>\n

We first need to install WP-CLI, and the easiest way would be via Homebrew<\/a>. Type the following commands:<\/p>\n

\r\nbrew tap josegonzalez\/homebrew-php\r\nbrew install wp-cli\r\n<\/pre>\n
Once installed, you can type wp<\/code> command to verify the it is applicable. If you got a message like what is shown in the screenshot below, it means \u201cit works\u201d.<\/p>\n
\"verify<\/figure>\n
Creating Project<\/h2>\n
We start installing WordPress through command lines. First let\u2019s create our project directory. In my case, all web projects reside under ~\/Sites folder. So, I can type the command below to create a folder named \/wordpress<\/code> in it:<\/p>\n
\r\nmkdir ~\/Sites\/dev\/wordpress\r\n<\/pre>\n
Then, we navigate to this folder with the following command.<\/p>\n
\r\ncd ~\/Sites\/dev\/wordpress\r\n<\/pre>\n
Let\u2019s download the WordPress package to this folder.<\/p>\n
\r\nwp core download\r\n<\/pre>\n
Tip:<\/strong> If you want to download a particular version of WordPress, you can run the command followed with the version number. For example:<\/p>\n
\r\nwp core download --version=5.1\r\n<\/pre>\n
If the download has completed, we can begin the installation.<\/p>\n
\"wp<\/figure>\n
Install WordPress<\/h2>\n
First, run the following command to create wp-config.php<\/strong> file.<\/p>\n
\r\nwp core config --dbname=wordpress --dbuser=root --dbpass=root\r\n<\/pre>\n
The above command assumes that, you previously have created a database named wordpress<\/strong>. Change the database name with the one that you have created for the WordPress site.<\/p>\n
Next, we use wp core install<\/code> command to install WordPress. This commands the following parameters:<\/p>\n