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Download and Install Wordpress via WP-CLI
#!/bin/bash
# This bash script works JUST with WP-CLI
# You can get it from here:
# http://wp-cli.org/
#
# If you don't know what to do with this file:
#
# 1) Install wp-cli on your workspace
# 2) Create a file call wpinstall.sh
# 3) Copy the whole content of this file on your wpinstall.sh file
# 4) Save your file and add this: chmod +x wpinstall.sh your file. Otherwise you won't be able to run the script
# 5) run your file with ./wpinstall.sh
# 6) While install have a nice cup of hot water or cold.
# Your database credentials
DBNAME=[dbname]
DBUSER=[dbuser]
DBPASS=[dbpass]
DBHOST=[dbhost]
# Your next wordpress site credentials
WPUSER=[wpuser]
WPPASS=[wppass]
WPEMAIL=[wpemail]
WPURL=[wpurl]
WPTITLE=[wptitle]
# 1) Download Wordpress
echo 'Downloading Wordpress'
wp core download
# 2) Generate wp-config.php / Setting DB
echo 'Creating wp-config.php'
mysql -u $DBUSER -p$DBPASS -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS $DBNAME;"
wp core config --dbname=$DBNAME --dbuser=$DBUSER --dbpass=$DBPASS --dbhost=$DBHOST
# 3) Install Wordpress after wp-config.php has been created
echo 'Installing Wordpress'
wp core install --url=$WPURL --title=$WPTITLE --admin_user=$WPUSER --admin_password=$WPPASS --admin_email=$WPEMAIL
# 4) Clean up installation, sorry guys
echo 'Cleaning wp-content/themes folders and plugins folders'
rm -rf wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen
rm -rf wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen
rm -rf wp-content/themes/twentysixteen
rm -rf wp-content/plugins/hello.php
# 5) All good
echo 'Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.'
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