Executes arbitrary PHP code.

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

Synopsis

wp eval <php-code> [--skip-wordpress]

Options

<php-code>
: The code to execute, as a string.

[–skip-wordpress]
: Execute code without loading WordPress.

Examples

# Display WordPress content directory.
$ wp eval 'echo WP_CONTENT_DIR;'
/var/www/wordpress/wp-content

# Generate a random number.
$ wp eval 'echo rand();' --skip-wordpress
479620423