How to Set Up WP-CLI and Enable Autocomplete on a cPanel Server May 24, 2025

This article covers the steps for installing WP-CLI on a cPanel server, including enabling autocomplete for quicker and more effective command usage.

Before you begin, ensure the following:

• A server with cPanel installed.
• SSH access to the server (as a user with sudo/root privileges).

Let us follow the installation Steps:

1. Start by downloading WP-CLI:

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

2. Change file permissions to enable execution:

   chmod +x wp-cli.phar

3. Transfer WP-CLI to the Global executables folder:

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

4. Fetch the WP-CLI Autocomplete script:

   wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/master/utils/wp-completion.bash

5. Deploy the Autocomplete Script to the Bash Completion Path:

   mv wp-completion.bash /etc/bash_completion.d/wp-completion.bash

6. Include the Bash Completion Directory in Jailshell Mounts:

   echo “/etc/bash_completion.d” >> /var/cpanel/jailshell-additional-mounts

7. Run the Script to Enable Autocomplete:

   echo “source /etc/bash_completion.d/wp-completion.bash” >> /etc/profile.d/wpcli-autocomplete.sh

8. Test the WP-CLI Autocomplete:

   source /etc/profile.d/wpcli-autocomplete.sh

In such a manner, you can set up WP-CLI and enable Autocomplete on a cPanel Server. For such informative articles, do visit our knowledge base section regularly.

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