allow remote binary customization. Could be /custom/path/wp but also sudo -u user /some/wp would also allow running remote wp-cli under a distinct user

Raphaël Droz · Raphaël Droz · commit 6c736ef9ceca · 2025-04-29T20:39:11.000-03:00
diff --git a/php/WP_CLI/Runner.php b/php/WP_CLI/Runner.php
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ private function run_ssh_command( $connection_string ) {
 			$env_vars .= 'WP_CLI_STRICT_ARGS_MODE=1 ';
 		}
 
-		$wp_binary = 'wp';
+		$wp_binary = getenv( 'WP_CLI_SSH_BINARY' ) ?: 'wp';
 		$wp_args   = array_slice( $GLOBALS['argv'], 1 );
 
 		if ( $this->alias && ! empty( $wp_args[0] ) && $this->alias === $wp_args[0] ) {

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ private function run_ssh_command( $connection_string ) {`
`530`	`530`	`$env_vars .= 'WP_CLI_STRICT_ARGS_MODE=1 ';`
`531`	`531`	`}`
`532`	`532`
`533`		`- $wp_binary = 'wp';`
	`533`	`+ $wp_binary = getenv( 'WP_CLI_SSH_BINARY' ) ?: 'wp';`
`534`	`534`	`$wp_args = array_slice( $GLOBALS['argv'], 1 );`
`535`	`535`
`536`	`536`	`if ( $this->alias && ! empty( $wp_args[0] ) && $this->alias === $wp_args[0] ) {`