List of Useful Magento 2 SSH/CLI Commands

If you are working with Magento 2 CMS, you must have experienced the trouble of finding the particular Magento 2 SSH/CLI command to complete your task such as disable the cache, run cron, reset indexer, etc.

Instead of running for that commands, why not bookmark this post for any future requirements as it is the compilation of all useful Magento 2 SSH commands. You need to have SSH access to your server or use the Command Line for local access.

List of Useful Magento 2 SSH Commands

Type	SSH Command	Shortcut	Description
Available commands	help	h	Displays help for a command
	php bin/magento list	php bin/magento l	Lists commands
admin	php bin/magento admin:user:create	php bin/magento a:u:c	Creates an administrator
	php bin/magento admin:user:unlock	php bin/magento a:u:u	Unlock Admin Account
app	php bin/magento app:config:dump		Create dump of application
	php bin/magento app:config:import		Import data from shared configuration files to appropriate data storage
cache	php bin/magento cache:clean	php bin/magento c:c	Cleans cache type(s)
	php bin/magento cache:disable	php bin/magento c:d	Disables cache type(s)
	php bin/magento cache:enable	php bin/magento c:e	Enables cache type(s)
	php bin/magento cache:flush	php bin/magento c:f	Flushes cache storage used by cache type(s)
	php bin/magento cache:status	php bin/magento c:s	Checks cache status
catalog	php bin/magento catalog:images:resize	php bin/magento c:i:r	Creates resized product images
	php bin/magento catalog:product:attributes:cleanup	php bin/magento c:p:a:c	Removes unused product attributes.
config	php bin/magento config:sensitive:set		Set sensitive configuration values
	php bin/magento config:set		Change system configuration
	php bin/magento config:show		Shows configuration value for given path. If path is not specified, all saved values will be shown
cron	php bin/magento cron:install		Generates and installs crontab for current user
	php bin/magento cron:remove		Removes tasks from crontab
	php bin/magento cron:run	php bin/magento c:r	Runs jobs by schedule
customer	php bin/magento customer:hash:upgrade	php bin/magento c:h:u	Upgrade customer’s hash according to the latest algorithm
deploy	php bin/magento deploy:mode:set	php bin/magento d:m:set	Set application mode.
	php bin/magento deploy:mode:show	php bin/magento d:m:sho	Displays current application mode.
dev	php bin/magento dev:di:info		Provides information on Dependency Injection configuration for the Command.
	php bin/magento dev:query-log:disable		Disable DB query logging
	php bin/magento dev:query-log:enable		Enable DB query logging
	php bin/magento dev:source-theme:deploy	php bin/magento d:s:d	Collects and publishes source files for theme.
	php bin/magento dev:template-hints:disable		Disable frontend template hints. A cache flush might be required.
	php bin/magento dev:template-hints:enable		Enable frontend template hints. A cache flush might be required.
	php bin/magento dev:tests:run	php bin/magento d:t:r	Runs tests
	php bin/magento dev:urn-catalog:generate	php bin/magento d:u:g	Generates the catalog of URNs to *.xsd mappings for the IDE to highlight xml.
	php bin/magento dev:xml:convert	php bin/magento d:x:c	Converts XML file using XSL style sheets
i18n	php bin/magento i18n:collect-phrases	php bin/magento i1:c	Discovers phrases in the codebase
	php bin/magento i18n:pack	php bin/magento i:p	Saves language package
	php bin/magento i18n:uninstall	php bin/magento i:u	Uninstalls language packages
indexer	php bin/magento indexer:info	php bin/magento i:i	Shows allowed Indexers
	php bin/magento indexer:reindex	php bin/magento i:rei	Reindexes Data
	php bin/magento indexer:reset	php bin/magento i:res	Resets indexer status to invalid
	php bin/magento indexer:set-mode	php bin/magento i:set	Sets index mode type
	php bin/magento indexer:show-mode	php bin/magento i:sho	Shows Index Mode
	php bin/magento indexer:status	php bin/magento i:sta	Shows status of Indexer
info	php bin/magento info:adminuri	php bin/magento i:a	Displays the Magento Admin URI
	php bin/magento info:backups:list	php bin/magento i:b:l	Prints list of available backup files
	php bin/magento info:currency:list	php bin/magento i:c:l	Displays the list of available currencies
	php bin/magento info:dependencies:show-framework	php bin/magento i:d:show-f	Shows number of dependencies on Magento framework
	php bin/magento info:dependencies:show-modules		Shows number of dependencies between modules
	php bin/magento info:dependencies:show-modules-circular		Shows number of circular dependencies between modules
	php bin/magento info:language:list	php bin/magento i:l:l	Displays the list of available language locales
	php bin/magento info:timezone:list	php bin/magento i:t:l	Displays the list of available timezones
maintenance	php bin/magento maintenance:allow-ips	php bin/magento m:a	Sets maintenance mode exempt IPs
	php bin/magento maintenance:disable	php bin/magento ma:d	Disables maintenance mode
	php bin/magento maintenance:enable	php bin/magento ma:e	Enables maintenance mode
	php bin/magento maintenance:status	php bin/magento ma:s	Displays maintenance mode status
module	php bin/magento module:disable	php bin/magento mo:d	Disables specified modules
	php bin/magento module:enable	php bin/magento mo:e	Enables specified modules
	php bin/magento module:status	php bin/magento mo:s	Displays status of modules
	php bin/magento module:uninstall	php bin/magento m:u	Uninstalls modules installed by composer
sampledata	php bin/magento sampledata:deploy	php bin/magento sa:d	Deploy sample data modules
	php bin/magento sampledata:remove	php bin/magento sa:rem	Remove all sample data packages from composer.json
	php bin/magento sampledata:reset	php bin/magento sa:res	Reset all sample data modules for re-installation
setup	php bin/magento setup:backup	php bin/magento s:b	Takes backup of Magento Application code base, media and database
	php bin/magento setup:config:set	php bin/magento s:c:s	Creates or modifies the deployment configuration
	php bin/magento setup:cron:run	php bin/magento s:c:r	Runs cron job scheduled for setup application
	php bin/magento setup:db-data:upgrade	php bin/magento s:db-d:u	Installs and upgrades data in the DB
	php bin/magento setup:db-schema:upgrade	php bin/magento s:db-s:u	Installs and upgrades the DB schema
	php bin/magento setup:db:status	php bin/magento s:d:s	Checks if DB schema or data requires upgrade
	php bin/magento setup:di:compile	php bin/magento s:d:c	Generates DI configuration and all missing classes that can be auto-generated
	php bin/magento setup:install	php bin/magento s:i	Installs the Magento application
	php bin/magento setup:performance:generate-fixtures	php bin/magento s:p:g	Generates fixtures
	php bin/magento setup:rollback	php bin/magento se:r	Rolls back Magento Application codebase, media and database
	php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy	php bin/magento s:s:d	Deploys static view files
	php bin/magento setup:store-config:set	php bin/magento s:s:s	Installs the store configuration. Deprecated since 2.2.0. Use config:set instead
	php bin/magento setup:uninstall	php bin/magento s:un	Uninstalls the Magento application
	php bin/magento setup:upgrade	php bin/magento s:up	Upgrades the Magento application, DB data, and schema
store	php bin/magento store:list		Displays the list of stores
	php bin/magento store:website:list		Displays the list of websites
theme	php bin/magento theme:uninstall	php bin/magento t:u	Uninstalls theme
varnish	php bin/magento varnish:vcl:ge

For official information, check here.

Examples of Using Magento 2 CLI Commands

Magento 2 SSH/CLI commands help you perform actions right from the command line. Here are some common examples of using CLI commands in Magento 2.

Create/Unlock Admin User

You can use the Magento 2 admin commands to create or unlock the admin users.

• Command to create an admin: bin/magento admin:user:create or bin/magento a:u:c

You’ll be prompted to enter the admin details, such as username, password, first name, and last name.

• Command to unlock an admin: bin/magento admin:user:unlock {username} or php bin/magento a:u:u {username}

Increase Admin Session Lifetime 

The admin session lifetime in Magento 2 can be changed from Stores > Config > Admin > Advanced > Security.

You can set the session value in seconds.

Alternatively, this can also be done using the following CLI command:

php bin/magento config:set admin/security/session_lifetime {value in seconds}

Change/Disable Admin Password Expiry

By default, Magento 2 offers a password expiration feature that recommends or forces the admin to change password at regular intervals.

You can also change the password expiration settings using the following Magento 2 CLI commands:

• Disable password expiration: php bin/magento config:set admin/security/password_lifetime 0
• Disable forced password change: php bin/magento config:set admin/security/password_is_forced 0

Enable/Disable 2FA in Magento 2 Admin

The two factor authentication in Magento 2 can also be enabled/disabled by switching the module on or off using the CLI commands.

• To enable 2FA: php bin/magento module:enable Magento_TwoFactorAuth or php bin/magento config:set twofactorauth/general/enable 1
• To disable 2FA: php bin/magento module:disable Magento_TwoFactorAuth or php bin/magento config:set twofactorauth/general/enable 0

Enable Developer Mode

You can change the deploy mode using the CLI command and switch to developer mode. Here’s how you can do this:

• Switch to developer mode: php bin/magento deploy:mode:set developer

Enable/Disable Database Query Log

By default, Adobe Commerce logs all the database queries in the /var/debug/db.log file.

You can enable/disable the logging by using the dev:query-log command.

• To enable database logging: bin/magento dev:query-log:enable
• To disable database logging: bin/magento dev:query-log:disable

Enable/Disable Template Path & Block Class Hints

Template path class hints help in definition block classes that correspond to other specific areas of the page. You can enable or disable this functionality in Magento 2 by using the dev:template-hints command.

• To enable template path hints: php bin/magento dev:template-hints:enable
• To disable template path hints: php bin/magento dev:template-hints:disable

Hopefully, the above compilation makes your task easy each time you require an SSH/CLI command!

I’ll surely update the post if I find any handy Magento 2 CLI command useful to the developer!

Happy Coding