Converting MySQL/MariaDB database tables from MyISAM to InnoDB

Myisam Convert Innodb Storage Engine Wordpress

The InnoDB storage engine in MySQL/MariaDB is more performant than MyISAM – here are a few ways to change that database structure, using both the command line and also some WordPress plugins. Changing from MyISAM to InnoDB via the command line If you have wp-cli installed on your webserver you can check for MyISAM tables…

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Updating WordPress Plugins Versions with wp-cli

Wordpress Wp Cli Plugin Updates

With wp-cli installed on your webhosting  you can upgrade your WordPress plugins to specific versions of the plugin, all plugins, all but certain plugins and minor or patch releases. Also you can test the update with a dry run option just to make sure installs go without error. Show all WordPress Plugins wp plugin list…

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Installing WordPress wp-cli on macOS

wp-cli-macos

Installing  wp-cli on macOS – WordPress has a command line tool which operates similar to what Drush does for Drupal, it is called wp-cli and runs on macOS/Linux operating systems with a minimum of PHP 5.3.2 or later and WordPress 3.5.2 or later. Install wp-cli on macOS curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar Verify Install neilg@[~]: php wp-cli.phar –info PHP binary: /usr/bin/php PHP…

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Install and set up wp-cli WordPress on shared and local hosting

WordPress has a command line tool called wp-cli which operates similar to what Drush does for Drupal, it runs on OSX/Linux operating systems with a minimum of PHP 5.3.2 or later and WordPress 3.5.2. This guide will go through getting and installing wp-cli and basic usage it covers for either a local or production server environment. Install wp-cli curl…

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