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You build WordPress automation. You follow the official WP-CLI guides. It fails. This happens often on shared hosting.
Official steps use sudo. Shared hosts block sudo. They also block writing to /usr/local/bin. You must use your own home folder.
I tested four shared hosts. I found why it fails.
ConoHa WING works if you use ~/bin. Do not upload the file through a web manager. This corrupts the file. Use curl instead.
Xserver includes WP-CLI. No setup is needed.
Sakura Internet uses FreeBSD and csh. Standard Linux scripts fail here. Use plain POSIX sh scripts.
Heteml is the hardest. PHP is not on the path. You must use the full path to a PHP version to run the tool.
Use this logic to fix it:
- Check if wp works.
- Try ~/bin/wp.
- Pair the PHP path with ~/bin/wp.
- Install it if none work.
Do not trust file hashes. Two files look identical. One still fails. Always run wp --info to verify success.
Every host is different. Observe the host first. Propose a fix. Verify it. This keeps your work safe and repeatable.