GreenCheap, provides developers with some of their core functions through the command-line interface (CLI). A number of commands are available that offer useful tools and assistants.
Open a terminal and go to the directory of an existing GreenCheap installation. The greencheap (no file extension) script in this directory is a PHP script that can run commands.
cd /var/www/greencheap # navigate to greencheap directory
./greencheap # run greencheap CLI script
Note You may need to make this script executable using chmod +x greencheap. Alternatively, you can explicitly call your PHP interpreter php greencheap.
When calling the CLI tool without any arguments, GreenCheap version number, it will extract some basic usage information and list the available commands you can use
$ ./greencheap
greencheap version 1.0.3
Usage:
command [options] [arguments]
Options:
-h, --help Display this help message
-q, --quiet Do not output any message
-V, --version Display this application version
--ansi Force ANSI output
--no-ansi Disable ANSI output
-n, --no-interaction Do not ask any interactive question
-v|vv|vvv, --verbose Increase the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debug
Available commands:
archive Archives an extension or theme
build Builds a .zip release file
clearcache Clears the system cache
help Displays help for a command
install Installs a GreenCheap package
list Lists commands
migrate Migrates GreenCheap
self-update Checks for newer GreenCheap versions and installs the latest
setup Setup a GreenCheap installation
start Starts the built-in web server
uninstall Uninstalls a GreenCheap package
update Updates dependencies of GreenCheap packages
extension
extension:translate Generates extension's translation .pot/.po/.php files
translation
translation:fetch Fetches current translation files from languages repository
To run a command, you can add arguments when calling the CLI tool. For example, installing the "Hello" extension from the market will look like
./greencheap install greencheap/hello
Current commands, as well as helpers for extension and theme developers, includes tools that make looking at the GreenCheap project easier for the GreenCheap team (Like build commands).
To create a downloadable "*.zip" archive from any theme or extension, run this command and specify the path to the package you want to create. The following command, It will create a file named greencheap-hello.zip in the parent folder of the GreenCheap installation.
Example:
./greencheap archive greencheap/hello
Usage, Arguments And Options:
Usage:
archive [options] [--] <name>
Arguments:
name Package name
Options:
--dir[=DIR] Write the archive to this directory
This command, used by GreenCheap maintainers to create a GreenCheap release package. It will create a *.zip archive in the root folder of the GreenCheap installation. This release package can then be used both as a download package from the official GreenCheap website and as a custom installation that you can deliver, etc. your customers.
Example:
./greencheap build
Usage (No arguments, no options):
Usage:
build
You can use the clearcache command to empty the cache. This command, all *.cache files, removes it from the cache directory in tmp/cache in a normal GreenCheap installation.
Example:
./greencheap clearcache
Usage(No arguments, no options):
Usage:
clearcache
To find out what a CLI command actually does and how it is used, you can use the "help" command.
Example:
./greencheap help install
Usage and arguments:
Usage:
help [options] [--] [<command_name>]
Arguments:
command The command to execute
command_name The command name [default: "help"]
Options:
--format=FORMAT The output format (txt, xml, json, or md) [default: "txt"]
You can use all existing CLI commands with the list command. This, running the CLI script without any parameters generates the same output.
Example:
./greencheap list
Usage, arguments and options:
Usage:
list [options] [--] [<namespace>]
Arguments:
namespace The namespace name
Options:
--raw To output raw command list
--format=FORMAT The output format (txt, xml, json, or md) [default: "txt"]
After installing a new version of Greencheap, sometimes the system needs to make changes to the database structure. These changes, grouped under the name _migration. To run any transport that needs to be run, you can use the migrate command. Generally, you don't need to do this clearly. When you log in to the admin field, GreenCheap will also check for any transports and run them if necessary.
Example:
./greencheap migrate
Usage (No arguments or no options):
Usage:
migrate
Upgrade your GreenCheap installation from the terminal. Arbitrarily, you can provide a link to the new GreenCheap package that must be used to run the upgrade. In this case, you must also provide a valid SHA hash that is used to verify the downloaded file. If you do not provide a URL and hash, the command will use the latest GreenCheap package in greencheap.net.
Example:
./greencheap self-update
Usage and options:
Usage:
self-update [options]
Options:
-u, --url=URL
-s, --shasum=SHASUM
You can run a terminal command from a newly downloaded GreenCheap installation package to run the installation without opening the browser. This, it can be used for automatic installations for yourself or for client projects.
An example of setting up greencheap using SQLite and the default administrator user:
./greencheap setup --password=<SOMETHING-SECURE>
Usage and options:
Usage:
setup [options]
Options:
-u, --username=USERNAME Admin username [default: "admin"]
-p, --password=PASSWORD Admin account password
-t, --title[=TITLE] Site title [default: "GreenCheap"]
-m, --mail[=MAIL] Admin account email [default: "admin@example.com"]
-d, --db-driver=DB-DRIVER DB driver ('sqlite' or 'mysql') [default: "sqlite"]
--db-prefix[=DB-PREFIX] DB prefix [default: "pk_"]
-H, --db-host[=DB-HOST] MySQL host
-N, --db-name[=DB-NAME] MySQL database name
-U, --db-user[=DB-USER] MySQL user
-P, --db-pass[=DB-PASS] MySQL password
-l, --locale[=LOCALE] Locale
You don't actually need a complete Apache server installation. Instead, you can run the start command for a standalone server instance running on your local machine. Command, it will continue to run until you press CTRL + C to exit the server instance.
./greencheap start --server=127.0.0.1:8080
Usage and options:
Usage:
start [options]
Options:
-s, --server[=SERVER] Server name and port [default: "127.0.0.1:8080"]
When creating a theme or extension, you can and should use Greencheap's internationalization system to ensure that the user interface can be displayed in multiple languages. Basically, custom function calls to these strings (etc. In PHP templates __('Translate me!') Or Vue templates {{ 'Translate me!' |trans }} works by turning. extension:translate commands, it will find all occurrences of such function calls in a particular theme or extension, and collect all translatable strings for you, and pack them in the specified package languages/. These files can then be used to create translations for your package, for example using a service like Transifex.
For Example:
./greencheap extension:translate greencheap/blog
Usage and arguments:
Usage:
extension:translate [<extension>]
Arguments:
extension Extension name
Deprecated Warning This command will be changed.
This command, by greencheap's core minders, used to retrieve translations from the GreenCheap translation pool. The translation workflow and file structure are currently being discussed, and this command will likely be modified in a future version of Greencheap.
Example:
./greencheap translation:fetch
Usage:
Usage:
translation:fetch
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