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eecli/eecli
===========

Command line interface for ExpressionEngine

1.1.1(9y ago)357.2k12[1 PRs](https://github.com/rsanchez/eecli/pulls)PHPPHP >=5.3.0

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eecli
=====

[](#eecli)

`eecli` is a command line interface for ExpressionEngine 2. It can be used to:

- aid in development, like creating new channels or generating a custom addon.
- run post-deployment tasks on your staging/production server(s), like clearing cache.
- automate critical tasks, like database backup
- build your own custom CLI commands, like import scripts or cron jobs
- debug using an interactive shell

[![Screencast of a few example commands](https://github.com/rsanchez/eecli/wiki/images/home.gif)](https://github.com/rsanchez/eecli/wiki/images/home.gif)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

The preferred installation method is to install globally with [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/). Refer the official composer documentation for more information on [installing Composer globally](https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md#globally). Run this at the command line:

```
$ composer global require eecli/eecli

```

Make sure your global Composer installation's bin folder is added to your PATH in your `~/.bash_profile` (or `~/.profile` or `~/.bashrc` or `~/.zshrc`) so that you may run the binary `eecli` from the command line:

```
export PATH=~/.composer/vendor/bin:$PATH

```

For more installation methods, please see the [full Installation guide](https://github.com/rsanchez/eecli/wiki/Installation) in the Wiki.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$ eecli  [options] [argument1] [argument2]

```

To see a list of available commands, simply type eecli at the root of your project installation:

```
$ eecli

```

For detailed information on a specific command, use the help command:

```
$ eecli help

```

To generate a new config file, use the init command:

```
$ eecli init

```

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

For more details on installation, configuration and a command reference, see the [Wiki](https://github.com/rsanchez/eecli/wiki).

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.3+
- ExpressionEngine 2.5 - 2.10 (Does *not* work with ExpressionEngine 3).

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

See [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/rsanchez/eecli/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information.

License
-------

[](#license)

`eecli` is released under the MIT License. See the bundled [LICENSE file](https://github.com/rsanchez/eecli/blob/master/LICENSE.txt).

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity31

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity66

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 93.3% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~59 days

Recently: every ~117 days

Total

14

Last Release

3441d ago

Major Versions

0.0.1-alpha → 1.0.02014-12-08

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b8af9caec12928633707185bf2c3e903ebce695656e4c6f0ac6479378d1f9110?d=identicon)[rsanchez](/maintainers/rsanchez)

---

Top Contributors

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