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Robert Mews
Robert Mews
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Posted by Robert Mews
Robert Mews
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PHP CLI?

What is the benefits of PHP CLI if I already have LAMP installed? I'm a bit confused since I already have my LAMP installed and console line command available in a VPS. I should point out that my IDE has VPS, so I'm not using Server Pilot.

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jeremy rackley
jeremy rackley
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jeremy rackley
jeremy rackley
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There are many benefits of the cli, a couple right off hand would be creating quick scripts to take care of cron jobs like sending emails and maintenance tasks. It can be a much faster way to get tasks done, especially ones that you may not want viewable from the web.

Jesse Petersen
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Jesse Petersen
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Jesse Petersen
Jesse Petersen
Treehouse Guest Teacher

We didn't cover PHP-CLI, but that is a good thing to run with WP-CLI. WP-CLI is to run WP functions without logging into WP and to do database things without PhpMyAdmin.