How do I install WP-CLI for all users on centOS 7

Question

I've followed the instructions provided on the wp-cli.org site but I can't seem to get the wp command to run for all users.

I copied the file to /usr/local/bin and renamed it to wp per the instructions. And when I'm logged in as root I can run wp from anywhere and it works (although it gives me the "are you sure you want to run this as root?" warning).

I was under the impression that moving an executable to /usr/local/bin would make that executable available to all users. However, when I switch to another user, I get a "command not found" error.

How can I install wp-cli for all users? I want to make sure every user with SSH access can run wp-cli.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I determined that the issue was related to cageFS.

Solution

If the server environment is using CloudLinux with cageFS enabled, cageFS definitions must be updated to allow the wp command to be accessible to non-root users

I found these instructions here to do this: https://docs.redy.host/knowledge-base/install-wp-cli-cpanel-cagefs/

Answer 2

Generic solution is to install WP-CLI as the root user, typically putting it in /usr/local/bin:

Step 1

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

Step 2

chmod +x wp-cli.phar

Step 3

sudo mv wp-cli.phar /usr/local/bin/wp

Now add /usr/local/bin to the $PATH of each user which can either be done locally for each user by adding PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin into the ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile or, even cooler, but adding that path globally from the root user by putting the PATH export in a bash script within /etc/profile.d/. For example:

Step 4

# /etc/profile.d/add_user_local_bin.sh
PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin

Now all the users can use wp-cli commands. Cool.