wp eval

Executes arbitrary PHP code.

Global variables must be explicitly declared using the keyword global. This is because the code is executed within a method, not in the global scope.

Similar commands:

wp eval-file
wp shell

Source code of commands

wp-cli/eval-command
- Eval_Command.php

Parameters

You can specify Global parameters and the following:

{php-code}: Code to be executed as a string.
[--skip-wordpress]: Execute the code without loading WordPress.

Usage

wp eval {php-code} [--skip-wordpress]

Examples

# Show the wp-content directory.
$ wp eval 'echo WP_CONTENT_DIR;'
/var/www/wordpress/wp-content

# Generate a random int.
$ wp eval 'echo rand();' --skip-wordpress
479620423