Runs SQL queries using DB_HOST
, DB_NAME
, DB_USER
and DB_PASSWORD
database credentials specified in wp-config.php. This does not create database by itself and only performs whatever tasks are defined in the SQL.
OPTIONS OPTIONS
- [<file>]
- The name of the SQL file to import. If ‘-‘, then reads from STDIN. If omitted, it will look for ‘{dbname}.sql’.
- [--dbuser=<value>]
- Username to pass to mysql. Defaults to DB_USER.
- [--dbpass=<value>]
- Password to pass to mysql. Defaults to DB_PASSWORD.
- [--<field>=<value>]
- Extra arguments to pass to mysql. Refer to mysql binary docs.
- [--skip-optimization]
- When using an SQL file, do not include speed optimization such as disabling auto-commit and key checks.
EXAMPLES EXAMPLES
# Import MySQL from a file.
$ wp db import wordpress_dbase.sql
Success: Imported from 'wordpress_dbase.sql'.
GLOBAL PARAMETERS GLOBAL PARAMETERS
These global parameters have the same behavior across all commands and affect how WP-CLI interacts with WordPress.
Argument | Description |
---|---|
--path=<path> |
Path to the WordPress files. |
--url=<url> |
Pretend request came from given URL. In multisite, this argument is how the target site is specified. |
--ssh=[<scheme>:][<user>@]<host\|container>[:<port>][<path>] |
Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of “docker”, “docker-compose”, “vagrant”). |
--http=<http> |
Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP. |
--user=<id\|login\|email> |
Set the WordPress user. |
--skip-plugins[=<plugins>] |
Skip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded. |
--skip-themes[=<themes>] |
Skip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes. |
--skip-packages |
Skip loading all installed packages. |
--require=<path> |
Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once). |
--[no-]color |
Whether to colorize the output. |
--debug[=<group>] |
Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help. |
--prompt[=<assoc>] |
Prompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values. |
--quiet |
Suppress informational messages. |