site Command Reference

Overview

The site command is used to create, manage, delete, and configure websites on your Webinoly server. Syntax:

site <domain> <option> <argument>

Site Creation Options

`-html`

Create a static HTML site. Example:

site example.com -html

With subfolder:

site example.com -html -subfolder=/blog

`-php`

Create a PHP site without WordPress or MySQL. Example:

site example.com -php

With subfolder:

site example.com -php -subfolder=/app

`-mysql`

Create a PHP site with MySQL database (no WordPress). Example:

site example.com -mysql

Custom database configuration:

site example.com -mysql=[setupmysql,setupwp,dbhost,dbname,dbuser,dbpass,extdbuser,extdbpass]

Parameters:

setupmysql: true/false - Setup MySQL database
dbhost: Database host (e.g., localhost or remote IP)
dbname: Database name
dbuser: Database username
dbpass: Database password (use “random” for auto-generated)
extdbuser: External database admin user
extdbpass: External database admin password

Example with custom values:

site example.com -mysql=[true,false,localhost,mydb,dbuser,random,root,rootpass]

`-wp`

Create a WordPress site. Example:

site example.com -wp

Custom WordPress configuration:

site example.com -wp=[setupmysql,setupwp,dbhost,dbname,dbuser,dbpass,dbpref,extdbuser,extdbpass]

Parameters:

setupmysql: true/false - Setup MySQL database
setupwp: true/false - Install WordPress
dbhost: Database host
dbname: Database name
dbuser: Database username
dbpass: Database password (use “random” for auto-generated)
dbpref: WordPress table prefix (default: wp_)
extdbuser: External database admin user
extdbpass: External database admin password

Example with custom values:

site example.com -wp=[true,true,localhost,wpdb,wpuser,random,wp_,root,rootpass]

With subfolder:

site example.com -wp -subfolder=/blog

With environment type:

site example.com -wp -env=staging

`-empty`

Create an empty site for custom Nginx configuration. Example:

site example.com -empty

Blank mode (no default configuration):

site example.com -empty=blank

With empty sites, add your custom Nginx configuration to:

/var/www/example.com/*-nginx.conf

`-parked`

Create a parked domain that points to another site. Example:

site parked-domain.com -parked=main-domain.com

`-proxy`

Create a reverse proxy site. Example:

site example.com -proxy=http://localhost:3000

With dedicated configuration:

site example.com -proxy=http://backend-server:8080 -dedicated-reverse-proxy

`-forward`

Create a domain forward/redirect. Example:

site old-domain.com -forward=https://new-domain.com

Site Management Options

`-on`

Enable a disabled site. Example:

site example.com -on

`-off`

Disable a site without deleting it. Example:

site example.com -off

`-delete`

Delete a site completely. Example:

site example.com -delete

Delete subfolder:

site example.com -delete -subfolder=/blog

`-delete-all`

Delete all sites on the server. Example:

site -delete-all

Force deletion without confirmation:

site -delete-all=force

`-list`

List all sites on the server. Example:

site -list

`-info`

Display detailed information about a site. Example:

site example.com -info

With subfolder:

site example.com -info -subfolder=/blog

SSL/TLS Options

`-ssl`

Manage SSL certificates for sites. Enable SSL (Let’s Encrypt):

site example.com -ssl=on

Disable SSL:

site example.com -ssl=off

Renew all certificates:

site -ssl=renew

Force renewal for specific site:

site example.com -ssl=force-renewal

Force renewal for all sites:

site -ssl=force-renewal-all

Custom SSL certificate:

site example.com -ssl=on -ssl-crt=/path/to/cert.crt -ssl-key=/path/to/cert.key

Wildcard certificate:

site example.com -ssl=on -wildcard

Add subdomain to existing wildcard:

site sub.example.com -ssl=on -add-to-wildcard=example.com

Test certificate (staging):

site example.com -ssl=on -test-cert

Manual certificate (DNS challenge):

site example.com -ssl=on -manual

Ignore SSL errors during renewal:

site example.com -ssl=on -ignore-ssl

Revoke certificate:

site example.com -ssl=off -revoke

`-force-redirect`

Force www or non-www redirects. Force www:

site example.com -force-redirect=www

Force non-www (root):

site example.com -force-redirect=root

Disable forced redirects:

site example.com -force-redirect=off

Cache Management

`-cache`

Manage FastCGI cache for WordPress sites. Enable cache:

site example.com -cache=on

Disable cache:

site example.com -cache=off

Enable with custom valid time:

site example.com -cache=on -cache-valid=30d

Enable with WordPress cache plugin support:

site example.com -cache=on -wp-cache-plugins

Custom cache configuration:

site example.com -cache=on -skip-cache=/cart,/checkout
site example.com -cache=on -skip-cookie-cache=comment_author,wordpress_logged_in
site example.com -cache=on -query-string-cache=utm_source,utm_medium
site example.com -cache=on -query-string-never-cache=nocache
site example.com -cache=on -query-string-cache-default=ignore

Reset cache configuration:

site example.com -cache=on -reset

WordPress Specific Options

`-multisite-convert`

Convert WordPress single site to Multisite. Subdomain multisite:

site example.com -multisite-convert=subdomain

Subdirectory multisite:

site example.com -multisite-convert=subdirectory

`-clone-from`

Clone a site from an existing site. Clone site:

site new-site.com -clone-from=existing-site.com

Clone with subfolder:

site new-site.com -clone-from=existing-site.com -subfolder=/blog

Clone subfolder to new site:

site new-site.com -clone-from=existing-site.com -subfolder=/source-folder

Overwrite existing site:

site existing-site.com -clone-from=source-site.com -overwrite=on

`-replace-content`

Search and replace content in WordPress database. Replace URLs:

site example.com -replace-content -from=http://old-domain.com -to=https://new-domain.com

With subfolder:

site example.com -replace-content -from=oldtext -to=newtext -subfolder=/blog

`-env`

Set WordPress environment type. Available environments:

production - Production environment
staging - Staging environment
development - Development environment
local - Local environment

Example:

site example.com -env=staging

With subfolder:

site example.com -env=development -subfolder=/blog

Redirection Management

`-redirection`

Manage URL redirections. Add redirection:

site example.com -redirection -from=/old-path -to=/new-path

With HTTP status code:

site example.com -redirection -from=/old-path -to=/new-path -http-code=301

With regex:

site example.com -redirection -from=/old-(.*) -to=/new-$1 -regex

Delete redirection:

site example.com -redirection -from=/old-path -delete

Delete all redirections:

site example.com -redirection -delete-all

List redirections:

site example.com -redirection -list

Arguments

`-root`

Specify custom root directory. Example:

site example.com -php -root=/custom/path

`-root-path`

Specify custom subdirectory within htdocs. Example:

site example.com -php -root-path=public

This creates the root at /var/www/example.com/htdocs/public

`-subfolder`

Operate on a subfolder within a site. Example:

site example.com -wp -subfolder=/blog

`-external-db`

Use external database server. Example:

site example.com -wp -external-db=192.168.1.100:3306

`-wildcard`

Create wildcard SSL certificate. Example:

site example.com -ssl=on -wildcard

`-ignore-ssl`

Ignore SSL errors during operations. Example:

site example.com -ssl=on -ignore-ssl

`-ssl-crt`

Path to custom SSL certificate file. Example:

site example.com -ssl=on -ssl-crt=/path/to/cert.crt -ssl-key=/path/to/key.key

`-ssl-key`

Path to custom SSL key file. Example:

site example.com -ssl=on -ssl-crt=/path/to/cert.crt -ssl-key=/path/to/key.key

`-manual`

Use manual DNS challenge for SSL. Example:

site example.com -ssl=on -manual

`-test-cert`

Use Let’s Encrypt staging server for testing. Example:

site example.com -ssl=on -test-cert

`-overwrite`

Overwrite existing site during clone operations. Example:

site example.com -clone-from=source.com -overwrite=on

`-wp-cache-plugins`

Enable cache plugin compatibility. Example:

site example.com -cache=on -wp-cache-plugins

`-dedicated-reverse-proxy`

Use dedicated reverse proxy configuration. Example:

site example.com -proxy=http://localhost:8080 -dedicated-reverse-proxy

`-cache-valid`

Set cache validity period. Examples:

site example.com -cache=on -cache-valid=30d
site example.com -cache=on -cache-valid=12h
site example.com -cache=on -cache-valid=600m

`-skip-cache`

Define URLs to skip from cache. Example:

site example.com -cache=on -skip-cache=/cart,/checkout,/my-account

Define cookies that skip cache. Example:

site example.com -cache=on -skip-cookie-cache=comment_author,wordpress_logged_in

`-query-string-cache`

Define query strings to include in cache. Example:

site example.com -cache=on -query-string-cache=utm_source,utm_medium,utm_campaign

`-query-string-never-cache`

Define query strings to never cache. Example:

site example.com -cache=on -query-string-never-cache=nocache,preview

`-query-string-cache-default`

Set default behavior for query strings. Options:

ignore - Ignore query strings (default)
include - Include query strings in cache key

Example:

site example.com -cache=on -query-string-cache-default=include

`-reset`

Reset cache configuration to defaults. Example:

site example.com -cache=on -reset

`-from`

Source value for replace-content or redirection operations. Example:

site example.com -replace-content -from=http://old-domain.com -to=https://new-domain.com

`-to`

Destination value for replace-content or redirection operations. Example:

site example.com -redirection -from=/old -to=/new

`-http-code`

HTTP status code for redirections. Common codes:

301 - Permanent redirect
302 - Temporary redirect
307 - Temporary redirect (preserves method)
308 - Permanent redirect (preserves method)

Example:

site example.com -redirection -from=/old -to=/new -http-code=301

`-regex`

Use regex patterns in redirections. Example:

site example.com -redirection -from=/old-(.*) -to=/new-$1 -regex

`-revoke`

Revoke SSL certificate when disabling. Example:

site example.com -ssl=off -revoke

`-db-role`

Set database role for multisite. Example:

site example.com -multisite-convert=subdomain -db-role=primary

`-domain-mapping-wp-id`

WordPress site ID for domain mapping. Example:

site mapped-domain.com -parked=main-site.com -domain-mapping-wp-id=2

Common Usage Examples

Create a basic WordPress site with SSL

site example.com -wp
site example.com -ssl=on

Create staging site from production

site staging.example.com -clone-from=example.com
site staging.example.com -env=staging

Setup WordPress with caching

site example.com -wp
site example.com -cache=on
site example.com -ssl=on

Create reverse proxy with SSL

site api.example.com -proxy=http://localhost:3000
site api.example.com -ssl=on

Migrate site to new domain

site new-domain.com -clone-from=old-domain.com
site new-domain.com -replace-content -from=http://old-domain.com -to=https://new-domain.com
site new-domain.com -ssl=on

Commands

Options Reference

​Overview

​Site Creation Options

​-html

​-php

​-mysql

​-wp

​-empty

​-parked

​-proxy

​-forward

​Site Management Options

​-on

​-off

​-delete

​-delete-all

​-list

​-info

​SSL/TLS Options

​-ssl

​-force-redirect

​Cache Management

​-cache

​WordPress Specific Options

​-multisite-convert

​-clone-from

​-replace-content

​-env

​Redirection Management

​-redirection

​Arguments

​-root

​-root-path

​-subfolder

​-external-db

​-wildcard

​-ignore-ssl

​-ssl-crt

​-ssl-key

​-manual

​-test-cert

​-overwrite

​-wp-cache-plugins

​-dedicated-reverse-proxy

​-cache-valid

​-skip-cache

​-skip-cookie-cache

​-query-string-cache

​-query-string-never-cache

​-query-string-cache-default

​-reset

​-from

​-to

​-http-code

​-regex

​-revoke

​-db-role

​-domain-mapping-wp-id

​Common Usage Examples

​Create a basic WordPress site with SSL

​Create staging site from production

​Setup WordPress with caching

​Create reverse proxy with SSL

​Migrate site to new domain

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Overview

Site Creation Options

`-html`

`-php`

`-mysql`

`-wp`

`-empty`

`-parked`

`-proxy`

`-forward`

Site Management Options

`-on`

`-off`

`-delete`

`-delete-all`

`-list`

`-info`

SSL/TLS Options

`-ssl`

`-force-redirect`

Cache Management

`-cache`

WordPress Specific Options

`-multisite-convert`

`-clone-from`

`-replace-content`

`-env`

Redirection Management

`-redirection`

Arguments

`-root`

`-root-path`

`-subfolder`

`-external-db`

`-wildcard`

`-ignore-ssl`

`-ssl-crt`

`-ssl-key`

`-manual`

`-test-cert`

`-overwrite`

`-wp-cache-plugins`

`-dedicated-reverse-proxy`

`-cache-valid`

`-skip-cache`

`-skip-cookie-cache`

`-query-string-cache`

`-query-string-never-cache`

`-query-string-cache-default`

`-reset`

`-from`

`-to`

`-http-code`

`-regex`

`-revoke`

`-db-role`

`-domain-mapping-wp-id`

Common Usage Examples

Create a basic WordPress site with SSL

Create staging site from production

Setup WordPress with caching

Create reverse proxy with SSL

Migrate site to new domain