wp eval-file

Last updated: February 15, 2026

Loads and executes a PHP file.

Note: because code is executed within a method, global variables need to be explicitly globalized.

Synopsis

bash

wp eval-file <file> [<arg>...] [--skip-wordpress] [--use-include]

<file> : The path to the PHP file to execute. Use ‘-‘ to run code from STDIN.

[<arg>…] : One or more positional arguments to pass to the file. They are placed in the $args variable.

[–skip-wordpress] : Load and execute file without loading WordPress.

[–use-include] : Process the provided file via include instead of evaluating its contents.