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How to install WP-CLI in Windows 10.
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how to install wp cli in windows 10.md

WP-CLI is a tool for controlling WordPress through a console window.

1. Install Composer if you don't have it globally.

Go to this link and follow the instructions. https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md#installation-windows (this is not a guide to install composer :))

C:\Users\username>composer -V

Composer version xxxxxxxxxx

2. Install PHP if you dont have it globally.

(this is not a guide to install PHP :))

3. Then install WP CLI (asumming you already have curl installed as well)

Open the terminal and download its installer:

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar

Check we have it in the current folder:

php wp-cli.phar --info

4. Install it

C:\Users\username>echo @php "%~wp-cli.phar" %*

5. Set environment variable

Go to System’s Properties -> Advanced System Properties -> select the tab labeled Advanced. -> Click Environment Variables, under the System variables section scroll down to the variable named Path and add ;C:\wp-cli

6. Close the terminal and open again. Test it

C:\Users\username> wp
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