Running WP-CLI when WordPress is not yet installed

[sebastiaandegeus]

I have the following setup:

• WP core has been downloaded and wp-config is setup correctly.
• No database has been created and no install has been done.

I want to implement a command to run migrations so I would like to interact with the DB through Laravel's database classes. (Eloquent ORM, Capsule)

But now even commands that have @when before_wp_load give this error: Error: The site you have requested is not installed.

This seems odd as I specifically say the command has to be run before WP. Is there support for something like when before_wp_installed ?

[danielbachhuber]

But now even commands that have @when before_wp_load give this error: Error: The site you have requested is not installed.

Can you share the command you've created? How are they being loaded?

before_wp_load works in both cases. As an example:

<?php

class Test_Command extends WP_CLI_Command {

    /**
     * @when before_wp_load
     */
    public function __invoke() {
        WP_CLI::success( "I can run this before WordPress is installed" );
    }

}

WP_CLI::add_command( "test", "Test_Command" );

salty-wordpress ➜  wordpress-develop.dev  wp test
Error: The site you have requested is not installed.
Run `wp core install`.
salty-wordpress ➜  wordpress-develop.dev  wp --require=test-command.php test
Success: I can run this before WordPress is installed

[sebastiaandegeus]

Ah now I understand. It's possible to run the command itself but not $ wp

So you cannot really see if the command is available from the normal informational overview.

It would be nice if the wp menu and options could be loaded when wp is not installed but that's a different issue I guess.

Thanks, this can be closed.

[danielbachhuber]

It would be nice if the wp menu and options could be loaded when wp is not installed but that's a different issue I guess.

That's tough, because commands can be registered via themes and plugins — which WP-CLI can't really access unless WordPress loads fully.

[sebastiaandegeus]

It could be a possible to show only the registered commands that actually work without WP being installed and loaded. The core command, install commands and any other command that don't need a working WP.