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php:eval

Evaluate arbitrary php code after bootstrapping Drupal (if available).

Examples

  • drush php:eval '$node = \Drupal\node\Entity\Node::load(1); print $node->getTitle();'. Loads node with nid 1 and then prints its title.
  • drush php:eval "\Drupal::service('file_system')->copy('$HOME/Pictures/image.jpg', 'public://image.jpg');". Copies a file whose path is determined by an environment's variable. Use of double quotes so the variable $HOME gets replaced by its value.
  • drush php:eval "node_access_rebuild();". Rebuild node access permissions.

Arguments

  • code. PHP code. If shell escaping gets too tedious, consider using the php:script command.

Options

  • --format[=FORMAT]. [default: var_export]

Aliases

  • eval
  • ev
  • php-eval

Legend

  • An argument or option with square brackets is optional.
  • Any default value is listed at end of arg/option description.
  • An ellipsis indicates that an argument accepts multiple values separated by a space.