From 1dc22cf2b540d18b5d6e828ecf1189d01be6b0e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abhishek Sharma <abhishek3.dev@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 16:27:26 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Make --dbname and --dbuser optional when SQLite is active

---
 features/config-create.feature | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/Config_Command.php         | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/features/config-create.feature b/features/config-create.feature
index c93bb604..de7113b6 100644
--- a/features/config-create.feature
+++ b/features/config-create.feature
@@ -290,6 +290,33 @@ Feature: Create a wp-config file
     Then the return code should be 0
     And the subdir/wp-config.php file should exist
 
+  @require-sqlite
+  Scenario: Configure without --dbname and --dbuser when SQLite integration is active
+    Given a WP install
+    When I run `rm wp-config.php`
+    When I run `wp config create --skip-salts`
+    Then the return code should be 0
+    And STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      Generated 'wp-config.php' file.
+      """
+
+  @skip-sqlite
+  Scenario: Error when --dbname and --dbuser are missing without SQLite
+    Given an empty directory
+    And WP files
+
+    When I try `wp config create --skip-check --skip-salts`
+    Then the return code should be 1
+    And STDERR should contain:
+      """
+      missing --dbname parameter
+      """
+    And STDERR should contain:
+      """
+      missing --dbuser parameter
+      """
+
   @require-mysql @require-mysql-5.7
   Scenario: Configure with required SSL connection
     Given an empty directory
diff --git a/src/Config_Command.php b/src/Config_Command.php
index 63ac1f55..946461ae 100644
--- a/src/Config_Command.php
+++ b/src/Config_Command.php
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ private static function get_initial_locale() {
 	 *
 	 * ## OPTIONS
 	 *
-	 * --dbname=<dbname>
+	 * [--dbname=<dbname>]
 	 * : Set the database name.
 	 *
-	 * --dbuser=<dbuser>
+	 * [--dbuser=<dbuser>]
 	 * : Set the database user.
 	 *
 	 * [--dbpass=<dbpass>]
@@ -219,6 +219,24 @@ public function create( $_, $assoc_args ) {
 			'ssl'         => false,
 		];
 		$assoc_args = array_merge( $defaults, $assoc_args );
+
+		$is_sqlite = self::is_sqlite_integration_active();
+
+		if ( ! $is_sqlite ) {
+			$errors = [];
+			if ( ! isset( $assoc_args['dbname'] ) ) {
+				$errors[] = 'missing --dbname parameter (Set the database name.)';
+			}
+			if ( ! isset( $assoc_args['dbuser'] ) ) {
+				$errors[] = 'missing --dbuser parameter (Set the database user.)';
+			}
+			if ( ! empty( $errors ) ) {
+				WP_CLI::error(
+					'Parameter errors:' . "\n " . implode( "\n ", $errors )
+				);
+			}
+		}
+
 		if ( empty( $assoc_args['dbprefix'] ) ) {
 			WP_CLI::error( '--dbprefix cannot be empty' );
 		}
@@ -228,7 +246,7 @@ public function create( $_, $assoc_args ) {
 
 		// Check DB connection. To make command more portable, we are not using MySQL CLI and using
 		// mysqli directly instead, as $wpdb is not accessible in this context.
-		if ( ! Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'skip-check' ) ) {
+		if ( ! $is_sqlite && ! Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'skip-check' ) ) {
 			// phpcs:disable WordPress.DB.RestrictedFunctions
 			$mysql = mysqli_init();
 
@@ -1506,4 +1524,22 @@ private function escape_config_value( $key, $value ) {
 
 		return $value;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if the SQLite integration drop-in is active.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	private static function is_sqlite_integration_active() {
+		$wp_content_dir = defined( 'WP_CONTENT_DIR' ) ? WP_CONTENT_DIR : ABSPATH . 'wp-content';
+		$db_dropin_path = $wp_content_dir . '/db.php';
+
+		if ( ! is_readable( $db_dropin_path ) ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		$contents = file_get_contents( $db_dropin_path );
+
+		return false !== $contents && false !== strpos( $contents, 'SQLITE_DB_DROPIN_VERSION' );
+	}
 }

From 90c59319ce004bdafd618107798777739477f5a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abhishek Sharma <abhishek3.dev@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 16:41:52 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Address code review feedback

---
 src/Config_Command.php | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Config_Command.php b/src/Config_Command.php
index 946461ae..e361a34d 100644
--- a/src/Config_Command.php
+++ b/src/Config_Command.php
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ public function create( $_, $assoc_args ) {
 		if ( ! $is_sqlite ) {
 			$errors = [];
 			if ( ! isset( $assoc_args['dbname'] ) ) {
-				$errors[] = 'missing --dbname parameter (Set the database name.)';
+				$errors[] = 'missing --dbname parameter';
 			}
 			if ( ! isset( $assoc_args['dbuser'] ) ) {
-				$errors[] = 'missing --dbuser parameter (Set the database user.)';
+				$errors[] = 'missing --dbuser parameter';
 			}
 			if ( ! empty( $errors ) ) {
 				WP_CLI::error(
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ private function escape_config_value( $key, $value ) {
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	private static function is_sqlite_integration_active() {
-		$wp_content_dir = defined( 'WP_CONTENT_DIR' ) ? WP_CONTENT_DIR : ABSPATH . 'wp-content';
+		$wp_content_dir = defined( 'WP_CONTENT_DIR' ) ? WP_CONTENT_DIR : rtrim( ABSPATH, '/\\' ) . '/wp-content';
 		$db_dropin_path = $wp_content_dir . '/db.php';
 
 		if ( ! is_readable( $db_dropin_path ) ) {