How to check the WordPress version from the command line

Introduction

You may need to check the version of WordPress your site is running without going through the web interface. This can be found in the version.php file.

Procedure

1. Access the server's command line as the cPanel user via SSH or "Terminal" in cPanel.
2. Change the working directory to the WordPress installation's root folder.

   cd /path/to/wordpress/folder

3. Use the grep command to find the WordPress version set in the version.php file.

   grep ^\$wp_version wp-includes/version.php

Additional resources

Troubleshooting WordPress