Add dbhost parameter to wp config create command documentation#637
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Updated command syntax to include database host parameter and clarified instructions for replacing placeholders.
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| In this step, we will generate a config file and set up the database | ||
| credentials for our installation. | ||
| The basic syntax of the command is the following: `wp config create --dbname=<dbname> --dbuser=<dbuser> [--dbpass=<dbpass>]` | ||
| The basic syntax of the command is the following: `wp config create --dbname=<dbname> --dbuser=<dbuser> --dbhost=<dbhost> [--dbpass=<dbpass>]` |
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dbhost is optional and thus needs square brackets.
FWIW, all the other arguments are optional too nowadays, if using SQLite. See https://github.com/wp-cli/config-command/#wp-config-create
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| The command above generates the `wp-config.php` file and adds to it the database credentials that you passed. Make sure to replace `your_db_name_here` with the name you want to assign to the database, replace `your_db_user_here` with your database user and type the database password when prompted with the following: `1/10 [--dbpass=<dbpass>]:` | ||
| The command above generates the `wp-config.php` file and adds to it the database credentials that you passed. Make sure to replace `your_db_name_here` with the name you want to assign to the database, replace `your_db_user_here` with your database user, replace `your_db_host` with your database host (e.g., 127.0.0.1:3306) and type the database password when prompted with the following: `1/10 [--dbpass=<dbpass>]:` |
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We could add a suggestion here to simply check wp config create --help to see how to use it. Less repetitive.
Clarified the command syntax for generating the config file by making the --dbhost parameter optional. Added information about the default behavior of the --dbhost parameter on Unix-like systems.
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Updated command syntax documentation to include database host parameter and clarified instructions for replacing placeholders.