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version

Shows the current ExpressionEngine version and system information.

If you would like to check version information programmatically, see the Config Service documentation.

php eecli.php version

Options list:

    --format=<value>
    -f <value>
        Output format: simple, or json

    --field=<value>
    -e <value>
        Output only a specific field: version, build, or php_version

Examples:

Showing version information:

The following commands will show ExpressionEngine version information in simple format (default):

php eecli.php version

php eecli.php version --format=simple

php eecli.php version -f simple

Output in JSON format:

php eecli.php version --format=json

php eecli.php version -f json

Getting specific field values:

php eecli.php version --field=version

php eecli.php version -e build

php eecli.php version --field=php_version