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.

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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

You can also use the password expiration command to set the password to expire after specific days.

 

 

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 💻