WPE Sync

Script for running common sync tasks between your WP Engine site and local.

Requires SSH Access enabled on your WP Engine account.

Assumes you have wp-cli installed locally and can run it from your local site directory.

Installation

1. Go to the root directory of your WordPress install (assumes the wp-content is located here).
2. Make a "sync" directory: mkdir sync
3. Clone this repo into "sync": git clone [email protected]:devinsays/wpe-sync.git sync
4. Make the bash scripts executable:
   • chmod +x sync/sync.sh
   • chmod +x sync/sync-config.sh
5. Add your credentials in sync/sync-config.sh

Syncing

The following flags are available:

Sync Database

d) Syncs your live database to local.

sync/sync.sh -d

Overwrite Database

o) Imports db.sql if one is available in your site root.

sync/sync.sh -o

Sync Plugins

p) Syncs your local /wp-content/plugins with the latest from remote.

sync/sync.sh -p

Sync Media

u) Syncs your local /wp-content/uploads with the latest from remote.

Multiple Flags

You can also run a combination of flags:

sync/sync.sh -dpu