How Can I Tell If WordPress Is Running on Linux?

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How to Check WordPress Version in Linux Terminal

To check what version of WordPress you’re running, log into your WordPress dashboard. On the Dashboard page, look for the At a Glance widget; your WordPress version number will be displayed. If the widget is missing, go to the Updates tab in the Dashboard to see the version.

Accessing Site Health under Tools shows PHP version. This article covers four ways to check WordPress version:

  1. Use grep to check version.php directly:

grep wp_version wp-includes/version.php

  1. Combine grep and awk to extract just the version:

grep wp_version wp-includes/version.php | awk -F "’" ‘{print $2}’

  1. WP-CLI also provides version information.

Where is WordPress Installed in Linux?

WordPress can be manually installed by downloading the files. The installation places the files in the /usr/share/wordpress folder. Before running the MySQL script described below, you need to install MySQL.

To check what version of WordPress you’re running, use grep and awk to extract just the version:

grep wp_version wp-includes/version.php | awk -F "’" ‘{print $2}’

The installation path is the location where all WordPress files and folders are stored. To find it, access your hosting account’s control panel and navigate to the “File Manager.” You will see a list of directories and files for your account. This folder is sometimes called the top-level or root, and the actual path varies by host. You will have a public or public_html folder configured to serve the website files.

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