# Installing PrestaShop 8 using the command-line script

## What is it? <a href="#installingprestashopusingthecommand-linescript-whatitis" id="installingprestashopusingthecommand-linescript-whatitis"></a>

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This special installer makes it possible to install PrestaShop without the need to use a web browser: simply put the content of the zip archive on your web server, and you can install PrestaShop through your command-line interface (CLI).&#x20;
{% endhint %}

Any CLI software can be used, as long as you can use it to interact with the server's commands: Bash, Windows PowerShell, OS X Terminal, PuTTY, etc.

The point of having a CLI installer in addition to the regular in-browser installer is to give this option to cater to some advanced users, who often prefer command-line interfaces as they tend to provide a more concise and powerful means to control a program or operating system.

## How do I use it? <a href="#installingprestashopusingthecommand-linescript-howtouseit" id="installingprestashopusingthecommand-linescript-howtouseit"></a>

The CLI installer is easy to use: from your terminal, **go to the `/install` (or `/install-dev`) folder** (meaning you have previously unzipped the prestashop.zip file), and **start the script with this command:**

```
$ php index_cli.php
```

This will display the various available options.

![The Options page on the CLI installer.](https://3898701297-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2Fenglish-documentation-for-prestashop-1-7%2F-MD-tmaiocPm2SVHVkg1%2F-MD-u9WXMDjUwyxchAlJ%2F16779385.png?generation=1595595609349176\&alt=media)

All the options from the regular in-browser installer are available, with their default value listed. **Almost all default values can be left as is** because you can edit them all from the PrestaShop back office once the installation is done.&#x20;

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The e-mail and password are the ones used to create the administrator's back office account.
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To start the installation,  **you need to 5 arguments:**

* **domain**. The location where you want your store to appear.
* **db\_server**. The database server address.
* **db\_name**. The name of the database you want to use.
* **db\_user**. The username for the database you want to use.
* **db\_password**. The password for the database username used above.

For instance:

```
$ php index_cli.php --domain=example.com --db_server=sql.example.com --db_name=prestashop --db_user=root --db_password=123456789
```

![The CLI installer showing an "Installation successful" message.](https://3898701297-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2Fenglish-documentation-for-prestashop-1-7%2F-MD-tmaiocPm2SVHVkg1%2F-MD-u9WY7Cgiox78eMJ3%2F16779386.png?generation=1595595609345986\&alt=media)

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If you also set the **`--email`** value to your own address, a recap e-mail will be sent to you once the installation is done.
{% endhint %}

## List of arguments <a href="#installingprestashopusingthecommand-linescript-listofarguments" id="installingprestashopusingthecommand-linescript-listofarguments"></a>

Here is the **list of arguments** for `index_cli.php` as of version 8:

| Name             | Default setting      | Description                                           |
| ---------------- | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| --step           | process              |                                                       |
| --language       | en                   | language iso code                                     |
| --timezone       | localhost            |                                                       |
| --domain         | localhost            |                                                       |
| --db\_server     | localhost            |                                                       |
| --db\_user       | root                 |                                                       |
| --db\_password   | (blank)              |                                                       |
| --db\_name       | prestashop           |                                                       |
| --db\_clear      | 1 (true)             | Drop existing tables                                  |
| --db\_create     | 0 (false)            | Create the database if it does not exist yet          |
| --prefix         | ps\_                 |                                                       |
| --engine         | InnoDB               | InnoDB/MyISAM                                         |
| --name           | PrestaShop           | Name of the store                                     |
| --activity       | 0                    |                                                       |
| --country        | fr                   |                                                       |
| --firstname      | John                 |                                                       |
| --lastname       | Doe                  |                                                       |
| --password       | 0123456789           |                                                       |
| --email          | <pub@prestashop.com> |                                                       |
| --license        | 0 (false)            | Show PrestaShop's license                             |
| --newsletter     | 1 (true)             | Subscribe administrator to PrestaShop's newsletter    |
| --send\_email    | 1 (true)             | Send an email to the administrator after installation |
| --all\_languages | 0 (false)            | Install all the existing languages on the shop        |
| <p>--ssl<br></p> | 0 (false)            | (From PS 1.7.4) Enable HTTPS on the shop              |