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  • Can you provide some context as to why WP CLI is specifically excluded in the question? Also, the WP root directory doesn't make sense as a term once you start doing subdirectory installs such as those composer would install

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How can I find the WordPress root directory in Bash without using WP-CLI?






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  • Can you provide some context as to why WP CLI is specifically excluded in the question? Also, the WP root directory doesn't make sense as a term once you start doing subdirectory installs such as those composer would install

    – Tom J Nowell♦
    2 hours ago
















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How can I find the WordPress root directory in Bash without using WP-CLI?






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  • Can you provide some context as to why WP CLI is specifically excluded in the question? Also, the WP root directory doesn't make sense as a term once you start doing subdirectory installs such as those composer would install

    – Tom J Nowell♦
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  • Can you provide some context as to why WP CLI is specifically excluded in the question? Also, the WP root directory doesn't make sense as a term once you start doing subdirectory installs such as those composer would install

    – Tom J Nowell♦
    2 hours ago



















Can you provide some context as to why WP CLI is specifically excluded in the question? Also, the WP root directory doesn't make sense as a term once you start doing subdirectory installs such as those composer would install

– Tom J Nowell♦
2 hours ago







Can you provide some context as to why WP CLI is specifically excluded in the question? Also, the WP root directory doesn't make sense as a term once you start doing subdirectory installs such as those composer would install

– Tom J Nowell♦
2 hours ago












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Simple bash script to find your Wordpress root



Ever need to run a script outside of Wordpress and need to know the Wordpress root directory? 



while [ ! -e wp-config.php ]; do

  if [ $pwd/ = / ]; then

    echo "No Wordpress root found" >&2; exit 1

  fi

  cd ../

done

if [ -e wp-config.php ]; then

  wproot=$(pwd)

fi


Use cases:




  • Custom shell scripts to sync local and remote folders and databases.

  • Docker workflows where wp-cli wp commands won't work.

  • Webpack/grunt workflows where you might be issuing commands from the theme folder instead of the Wordpress root.


How to use




  • put this code at the top of any script like myscript.sh.

  • set permissions with chmod u+x myscript.sh.

  • Use ${wproot} as a variable in any path.


    • Example echo "Uploads path is ${wproot}/wp-content/uploads".




Caveats



This is a simple script and may not work under all conditions. It will not work if:




  • your wp-config.php file is not stored in your Wordpress root

  • your wp-config.php file is rename


Admittedly the conditions under which you might need this are pretty rare. I needed it for a visual regression test script that needs to traverse several folders and issue various commands, all without wp-cli or Wordpress functions.



Suggestions for improvement are welcome.






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  • Note that the wp-config.php file can be one level up, in which case this will generate the wrong result

    – Tom J Nowell♦
    2 hours ago











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Simple bash script to find your Wordpress root



Ever need to run a script outside of Wordpress and need to know the Wordpress root directory? 



while [ ! -e wp-config.php ]; do

  if [ $pwd/ = / ]; then

    echo "No Wordpress root found" >&2; exit 1

  fi

  cd ../

done

if [ -e wp-config.php ]; then

  wproot=$(pwd)

fi


Use cases:




  • Custom shell scripts to sync local and remote folders and databases.

  • Docker workflows where wp-cli wp commands won't work.

  • Webpack/grunt workflows where you might be issuing commands from the theme folder instead of the Wordpress root.


How to use




  • put this code at the top of any script like myscript.sh.

  • set permissions with chmod u+x myscript.sh.

  • Use ${wproot} as a variable in any path.


    • Example echo "Uploads path is ${wproot}/wp-content/uploads".




Caveats



This is a simple script and may not work under all conditions. It will not work if:




  • your wp-config.php file is not stored in your Wordpress root

  • your wp-config.php file is rename


Admittedly the conditions under which you might need this are pretty rare. I needed it for a visual regression test script that needs to traverse several folders and issue various commands, all without wp-cli or Wordpress functions.



Suggestions for improvement are welcome.






share|improve this answer


























  • Note that the wp-config.php file can be one level up, in which case this will generate the wrong result

    – Tom J Nowell♦
    2 hours ago
















2














Simple bash script to find your Wordpress root



Ever need to run a script outside of Wordpress and need to know the Wordpress root directory? 



while [ ! -e wp-config.php ]; do

  if [ $pwd/ = / ]; then

    echo "No Wordpress root found" >&2; exit 1

  fi

  cd ../

done

if [ -e wp-config.php ]; then

  wproot=$(pwd)

fi


Use cases:




  • Custom shell scripts to sync local and remote folders and databases.

  • Docker workflows where wp-cli wp commands won't work.

  • Webpack/grunt workflows where you might be issuing commands from the theme folder instead of the Wordpress root.


How to use




  • put this code at the top of any script like myscript.sh.

  • set permissions with chmod u+x myscript.sh.

  • Use ${wproot} as a variable in any path.


    • Example echo "Uploads path is ${wproot}/wp-content/uploads".




Caveats



This is a simple script and may not work under all conditions. It will not work if:




  • your wp-config.php file is not stored in your Wordpress root

  • your wp-config.php file is rename


Admittedly the conditions under which you might need this are pretty rare. I needed it for a visual regression test script that needs to traverse several folders and issue various commands, all without wp-cli or Wordpress functions.



Suggestions for improvement are welcome.






share|improve this answer


























  • Note that the wp-config.php file can be one level up, in which case this will generate the wrong result

    – Tom J Nowell♦
    2 hours ago














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Simple bash script to find your Wordpress root



Ever need to run a script outside of Wordpress and need to know the Wordpress root directory? 



while [ ! -e wp-config.php ]; do

  if [ $pwd/ = / ]; then

    echo "No Wordpress root found" >&2; exit 1

  fi

  cd ../

done

if [ -e wp-config.php ]; then

  wproot=$(pwd)

fi


Use cases:




  • Custom shell scripts to sync local and remote folders and databases.

  • Docker workflows where wp-cli wp commands won't work.

  • Webpack/grunt workflows where you might be issuing commands from the theme folder instead of the Wordpress root.


How to use




  • put this code at the top of any script like myscript.sh.

  • set permissions with chmod u+x myscript.sh.

  • Use ${wproot} as a variable in any path.


    • Example echo "Uploads path is ${wproot}/wp-content/uploads".




Caveats



This is a simple script and may not work under all conditions. It will not work if:




  • your wp-config.php file is not stored in your Wordpress root

  • your wp-config.php file is rename


Admittedly the conditions under which you might need this are pretty rare. I needed it for a visual regression test script that needs to traverse several folders and issue various commands, all without wp-cli or Wordpress functions.



Suggestions for improvement are welcome.






share|improve this answer















Simple bash script to find your Wordpress root



Ever need to run a script outside of Wordpress and need to know the Wordpress root directory? 



while [ ! -e wp-config.php ]; do

  if [ $pwd/ = / ]; then

    echo "No Wordpress root found" >&2; exit 1

  fi

  cd ../

done

if [ -e wp-config.php ]; then

  wproot=$(pwd)

fi


Use cases:




  • Custom shell scripts to sync local and remote folders and databases.

  • Docker workflows where wp-cli wp commands won't work.

  • Webpack/grunt workflows where you might be issuing commands from the theme folder instead of the Wordpress root.


How to use




  • put this code at the top of any script like myscript.sh.

  • set permissions with chmod u+x myscript.sh.

  • Use ${wproot} as a variable in any path.


    • Example echo "Uploads path is ${wproot}/wp-content/uploads".




Caveats



This is a simple script and may not work under all conditions. It will not work if:




  • your wp-config.php file is not stored in your Wordpress root

  • your wp-config.php file is rename


Admittedly the conditions under which you might need this are pretty rare. I needed it for a visual regression test script that needs to traverse several folders and issue various commands, all without wp-cli or Wordpress functions.



Suggestions for improvement are welcome.







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  • Note that the wp-config.php file can be one level up, in which case this will generate the wrong result

    – Tom J Nowell♦
    2 hours ago



















  • Note that the wp-config.php file can be one level up, in which case this will generate the wrong result

    – Tom J Nowell♦
    2 hours ago

















Note that the wp-config.php file can be one level up, in which case this will generate the wrong result

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Note that the wp-config.php file can be one level up, in which case this will generate the wrong result

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