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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♦
    Jan 26 at 0:21













  • Sure Tom. My current install uses Docker. There's no MySQL server running in my MacOS and wp does nothing without MySQL running. I could ssh into the docker container and use wp there, but that would only give me paths inside the docker container; for BackstopJS to work in my instance I needed various paths on the host machine and not the Docker paths. Ditto for rsync'ing plugins between local and remote devs (though there are other ways to sync plugins, I know).

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  • This might also be useful in installs where the hosting provider does not provide or allow wp-cli.

    – Slam
    Jan 27 at 4:52
















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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♦
    Jan 26 at 0:21













  • Sure Tom. My current install uses Docker. There's no MySQL server running in my MacOS and wp does nothing without MySQL running. I could ssh into the docker container and use wp there, but that would only give me paths inside the docker container; for BackstopJS to work in my instance I needed various paths on the host machine and not the Docker paths. Ditto for rsync'ing plugins between local and remote devs (though there are other ways to sync plugins, I know).

    – Slam
    Jan 27 at 4:45













  • This might also be useful in installs where the hosting provider does not provide or allow wp-cli.

    – Slam
    Jan 27 at 4:52














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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♦
    Jan 26 at 0:21













  • Sure Tom. My current install uses Docker. There's no MySQL server running in my MacOS and wp does nothing without MySQL running. I could ssh into the docker container and use wp there, but that would only give me paths inside the docker container; for BackstopJS to work in my instance I needed various paths on the host machine and not the Docker paths. Ditto for rsync'ing plugins between local and remote devs (though there are other ways to sync plugins, I know).

    – Slam
    Jan 27 at 4:45













  • This might also be useful in installs where the hosting provider does not provide or allow wp-cli.

    – Slam
    Jan 27 at 4:52














  • 1





    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♦
    Jan 26 at 0:21













  • Sure Tom. My current install uses Docker. There's no MySQL server running in my MacOS and wp does nothing without MySQL running. I could ssh into the docker container and use wp there, but that would only give me paths inside the docker container; for BackstopJS to work in my instance I needed various paths on the host machine and not the Docker paths. Ditto for rsync'ing plugins between local and remote devs (though there are other ways to sync plugins, I know).

    – Slam
    Jan 27 at 4:45













  • This might also be useful in installs where the hosting provider does not provide or allow wp-cli.

    – Slam
    Jan 27 at 4:52








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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♦
Jan 26 at 0:21







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♦
Jan 26 at 0:21















Sure Tom. My current install uses Docker. There's no MySQL server running in my MacOS and wp does nothing without MySQL running. I could ssh into the docker container and use wp there, but that would only give me paths inside the docker container; for BackstopJS to work in my instance I needed various paths on the host machine and not the Docker paths. Ditto for rsync'ing plugins between local and remote devs (though there are other ways to sync plugins, I know).

– Slam
Jan 27 at 4:45







Sure Tom. My current install uses Docker. There's no MySQL server running in my MacOS and wp does nothing without MySQL running. I could ssh into the docker container and use wp there, but that would only give me paths inside the docker container; for BackstopJS to work in my instance I needed various paths on the host machine and not the Docker paths. Ditto for rsync'ing plugins between local and remote devs (though there are other ways to sync plugins, I know).

– Slam
Jan 27 at 4:45















This might also be useful in installs where the hosting provider does not provide or allow wp-cli.

– Slam
Jan 27 at 4:52





This might also be useful in installs where the hosting provider does not provide or allow wp-cli.

– Slam
Jan 27 at 4:52










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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♦
    Jan 26 at 0:21











  • Yup, I added to that the Caveats section at the bottom. Is there any other file or folder that is guaranteed to be at wp root? I could search for that instead.

    – Slam
    Jan 27 at 4:46













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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♦
    Jan 26 at 0:21











  • Yup, I added to that the Caveats section at the bottom. Is there any other file or folder that is guaranteed to be at wp root? I could search for that instead.

    – Slam
    Jan 27 at 4:46


















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♦
    Jan 26 at 0:21











  • Yup, I added to that the Caveats section at the bottom. Is there any other file or folder that is guaranteed to be at wp root? I could search for that instead.

    – Slam
    Jan 27 at 4:46
















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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♦
    Jan 26 at 0:21











  • Yup, I added to that the Caveats section at the bottom. Is there any other file or folder that is guaranteed to be at wp root? I could search for that instead.

    – Slam
    Jan 27 at 4:46





















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

    – Tom J Nowell♦
    Jan 26 at 0:21











  • Yup, I added to that the Caveats section at the bottom. Is there any other file or folder that is guaranteed to be at wp root? I could search for that instead.

    – Slam
    Jan 27 at 4:46



















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

– Tom J Nowell♦
Jan 26 at 0:21





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

– Tom J Nowell♦
Jan 26 at 0:21













Yup, I added to that the Caveats section at the bottom. Is there any other file or folder that is guaranteed to be at wp root? I could search for that instead.

– Slam
Jan 27 at 4:46







Yup, I added to that the Caveats section at the bottom. Is there any other file or folder that is guaranteed to be at wp root? I could search for that instead.

– Slam
Jan 27 at 4:46




















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