[dilipom13]

Fixes #601

Adds HTTP proxy configuration documentation for WP-CLI and WordPress core requests.

• New guide: guides/http-proxy.md
• Recommends ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command package
• Includes manual fallback for WordPress core-only proxy setup
• Updates manifest, index, guides list, and cross-links in config/troubleshooting docs

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added an HTTP Proxy Configuration guide covering proxy setup for WP-CLI and WordPress core, including configuration options, authentication, bypass hosts, diagnostics, limitations, and manual setup.
  • Added links to the guide across the handbook and related troubleshooting and configuration content.
  • Clarified that WP-CLI does not automatically use HTTP_PROXY or HTTPS_PROXY environment variables.

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Added HTTP proxy configuration guidance for WP-CLI and WordPress core requests. The guide covers package-based setup and manual proxy constants. Related handbook pages now link to the guide.

Changes: HTTP proxy documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Proxy configuration guidance guides/http-proxy.md, guides/troubleshooting.md, references/config.md	Added package-based and manual proxy setup guidance. The guide covers authentication, bypass hosts, environment variables, diagnostics, disabling, and limitations. Troubleshooting and configuration references link to the guide.
Guide navigation and manifest wiring bin/handbook-manifest.json, guides.md, index.md	Registered the HTTP Proxy Configuration guide and added links to it from handbook navigation pages.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Other

Suggested reviewers: swissspidy, ekamran

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to e4337

This documentation-only change adds an HTTP proxy guide and links to it. The earlier concern about installing the proxy package behind a proxy is now covered in the guide, so no merge-blocking risk remains.

Pre-merge checks: 5

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Title check		The title "Document HTTP proxy configuration for WP-CLI and WordPress core" matches the main change. The PR adds guides/http-proxy.md, a manifest entry, index and guides links, and a troubleshooting a…
Linked Issues check		Issue #601 asks for a manual proxy example. The example reads the proxy from the environment and defines WordPress core proxy constants. It loads through wp-cli.yml, and it also covers extra-php. It n…
Out of Scope Changes check		All changes relate to the HTTP proxy documentation requested by #601. The whole-PR summary (merge base to reviewed head) lists these files: - guides/http-proxy.md (new, about 198 lines): proxy guide f…
Docstring Coverage		No eligible functions found in the changed files. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…

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The title "Document HTTP proxy configuration for WP-CLI and WordPress core" matches the main change. The PR adds guides/http-proxy.md, a manifest entry, index and guides links, and a troubleshooting and config note. The objectives also cover documenting proxy setup for WP-CLI and WordPress core. The title is short, specific, and free of noise, so it passes.

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Issue #601 asks for a manual proxy example. The example reads the proxy from the environment and defines WordPress core proxy constants. It loads through wp-cli.yml, and it also covers extra-php. It notes that WP-CLI's own requests need a more complex setup. Evidence at the reviewed head, guides/http-proxy.md (current file read):

• 'Manual Configuration (WordPress Core Only)' gives a proxy.php file. The file reads the first non-empty value from HTTPS_PROXY, https_proxy, HTTP_PROXY, and http_proxy. It returns early when the value is missing or has no host. It defines WP_PROXY_HOST and WP_PROXY_PORT. It derives the default port from the scheme (443 for https, otherwise 80). It defines WP_PROXY_USERNAME and WP_PROXY_PASSWORD from URL credentials, decoded with rawurldecode. It defines WP_PROXY_BYPASS_HOSTS only when that constant is undefined. This meets the wp-cli.yml requirement from #601. The guide loads the file with a 'require' entry in wp-cli.yml.
• The guide shows 'wp config create --extra-php' with WP_PROXY_HOST and WP_PROXY_PORT. It states that this applies only at install time. This meets the extra-php part of #601.
• The guide states that the manual constants do not configure WP-CLI's own HTTP requests. It points to the ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command package for that case. This matches the issue's note that WP-CLI's own requests need a more complex setup.
  Differences from the issue example: the guide reads HTTPS_PROXY first, not HTTP_PROXY only, and it adds port and credential handling. These differences extend the example. They do not conflict with it.
  The package behavior is described from external documentation. The repository does not contain the package. The accuracy of that description is not verified here. It does not affect the coding requirement for the manual example.

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All changes relate to the HTTP proxy documentation requested by #601. The whole-PR summary (merge base to reviewed head) lists these files:

• guides/http-proxy.md (new, about 198 lines): proxy guide for WP-CLI and WordPress core requests. It covers the manual wp-cli.yml approach from #601. It also covers the community package route for WP-CLI's own requests, which #601 describes as more complex. The package sections document package options and diagnostic commands. These support the recommendation in the PR description and the #601 note about WP-CLI's own requests.
• bin/handbook-manifest.json: adds an http-proxy entry so the guide is published. The diff read was unavailable. The entry is taken from the summary.
• guides.md and index.md: add links to the new guide for discovery.
• references/config.md and guides/troubleshooting.md: add cross-links to the guide from related pages.
  No product code, runtime behavior, or unrelated documentation changes appear in the summary. Documentation, links, and manifest entries support the objective. The reviewed file read did not show any unrelated content.

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Inline comments:
In `@guides/http-proxy.md`:
- Around line 160-165: Update the configuration instructions near the
require-based setup to also document the extra-php fallback, including a short
wp config create --extra-php example or its scope and timing limitations.
- Around line 49-61: Add a prominent warning near the http-proxy YAML example
that proxy credentials, especially the password, must not be committed to
project configuration or source control. Recommend using an untracked
configuration file with restrictive permissions or injecting credentials through
a secret-management mechanism.
- Around line 63-77: Update the “Using Environment Variables” section to state
that env: true selects the first non-empty variable from HTTPS_PROXY,
https_proxy, HTTP_PROXY, and http_proxy, then applies one global proxy rather
than per-scheme proxies or bypass rules. Explicitly document that NO_PROXY and
no_proxy are unsupported, distinguish this behavior from libcurl, and explain
that callers needing bypasses should map NO_PROXY entries to bypass-hosts.
- Around line 147-152: Update the proxy credential handling around
WP_PROXY_USERNAME and WP_PROXY_PASSWORD to URL-decode the parsed username and
password values before defining the constants, while preserving the existing
empty-value checks and constant definitions.
- Around line 135-145: Update the proxy configuration flow after parse_url to
require a valid proxy port, deriving one when appropriate if the URL omits it,
before defining WP_PROXY_HOST. Ensure WP_PROXY_PORT is always defined alongside
WP_PROXY_HOST so WordPress proxy support is enabled only with a valid host and
port.

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[swissspidy]

See also #654

[dilipom13]

See also #654

Thanks @swissspidy for pointing to #654. Happy to combine efforts , please let me know
which PR you'd like to use as the base, and I'll align my changes accordingly.

[swissspidy]

@dilipom13 Thanks for your patience, and sorry for the slow reply.

Let's go with this PR as the base — I've closed #654, so no need to port your changes anywhere. If anything from that branch is worth keeping, feel free to pull it in here; otherwise this can proceed as is.

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[ekamran]

Thanks for writing this up. I maintain the package, so I checked the guide against its current release, v0.1.0. Three small fixes inline so the guide matches what the package does.

[ekamran]

wp package commands go through Composer, so the package does not cover them. The Limitations section below says the same. Suggest naming what it does cover:

Suggested change

	The [`ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command`](https://github.com/ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command) community package provides complete proxy support for both WP-CLI's internal HTTP requests (e.g. package management, updates) and WordPress core HTTP requests.
	The [`ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command`](https://github.com/ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command) community package configures the proxy for both WordPress core HTTP requests and WP-CLI's own HTTP requests made through `WP_CLI\Utils\http_request()`, such as `wp core verify-checksums`.

[ekamran]

On WP-CLI 2.12.0 the bare name installs dev-main. :@stable installs the latest release (v0.1.0), as the package README recommends.

Suggested change

	wp package install ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command
	wp package install ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command:@stable

[ekamran]

The package does not cover wp package commands either, so "complete proxy coverage across all WP-CLI operations" overstates it.

Suggested change

	> Note: This manual approach sets the constants used by WordPress core HTTP requests after WordPress loads, but does not automatically route WP-CLI's pre-bootstrap or standalone HTTP requests (such as `wp package` commands). For complete proxy coverage across all WP-CLI operations, use the [`ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command`](https://github.com/ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command) package.
	> Note: This manual approach only defines the constants that WordPress core uses for its own HTTP requests. WP-CLI's own HTTP requests do not use them. To route those through the proxy as well, use the [`ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command`](https://github.com/ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command) package. Neither approach covers `wp package` commands (see Limitations above).

[dilipom13]

Thanks @ekamran, all three suggestions are in d2d2122.

• The package description now covers WordPress core HTTP requests and WP-CLI requests made through WP_CLI\Utils\http_request(), such as wp core verify-checksums.
• The install command is now wp package install ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command:@stable.
• The manual-setup note no longer claims full WP-CLI coverage, and it says neither approach covers wp package commands.

Could you take another look when you have a moment?

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- Line 186: Update the wp package limitation note to clarify that requests
routed through WP_CLI\Utils\http_request(), such as remote ZIP downloads, can
use the package proxy, while Composer and package-index networking are not
covered; do not exclude all wp package requests.
- Line 20: Update the installation guidance around the `wp package install`
command to explain setting `https_proxy` for outbound access during
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Document proxy setup for the installation.

If direct outbound access is blocked, this command can fail before the proxy package is installed. Composer does not use the package's http-proxy configuration. Explain how to set https_proxy for installation, and provide a local-install alternative where the initial WP-CLI lookups cannot use that proxy. (github.com)

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Update the installation guidance around the `wp package install` command to
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[ekamran]

Agreed, a suggestion for https_proxy is in my review.

A local-install fallback is not needed. Behind a firewall that allowed only the proxy, a first install with only https_proxy set succeeded on WP-CLI 2.12.0, and every lookup (package index, Packagist, GitHub) went through the proxy.

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[ekamran]

Thanks @dilipom13, the three changes look good.

Since then, the package README was updated to describe how cURL handles proxy environment variables on its own. Lines 5 and 81 follow the earlier wording, so I've suggested text that matches the README now. The suggestion after line 20 adds the install step for machines that can reach the internet only through the proxy, and line 7 drops "full", since wp package commands are not covered.

On the two new CodeRabbit notes: line 20 is right and is covered by that suggestion. Line 186 does not apply, details in that thread.

Tested with WP-CLI 2.12.0 on macOS, and on Linux for the environment variable cases.

[ekamran]

The package does not cover wp package commands (the Limitations section and line 186 say so), so "full" overstates it.

Suggested change

	To configure an HTTP proxy for WP-CLI, you can use the community package [`ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command`](https://github.com/ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command) (recommended for full WP-CLI and WordPress proxy support), or manually configure WordPress core proxy constants in a bootstrap file.
	To configure an HTTP proxy for WP-CLI, you can use the community package [`ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command`](https://github.com/ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command) (recommended for WordPress core requests and WP-CLI's own HTTP requests), or manually configure WordPress core proxy constants in a bootstrap file.

[ekamran]

cURL reads some proxy environment variables on its own. With only https_proxy set and no proxy configured anywhere else, HTTPS requests from WP-CLI and from WordPress core went through that proxy.

Suggested change

	WP-CLI and WordPress core use the Requests HTTP library for performing remote HTTP requests. By default, WP-CLI does not automatically read or trust proxy environment variables (such as `HTTP_PROXY` or `HTTPS_PROXY`).
	WP-CLI and WordPress core use the Requests HTTP library for performing remote HTTP requests. WP-CLI has no HTTP proxy setting of its own, but when PHP's cURL extension sends a request, cURL reads some standard proxy environment variables itself: HTTPS requests go through a proxy set in `https_proxy` or `HTTPS_PROXY`, and hosts listed in `no_proxy` or `NO_PROXY` connect directly.

[ekamran]

Behind a firewall that allowed only the proxy, this install failed without https_proxy ("Could not resolve host") and succeeded with only https_proxy set, every request going through the proxy.

Suggested change

	```
	```
	If the machine can reach the internet only through the proxy, set `https_proxy` when you run this command and any other `wp package` command (see Limitations below):
	```bash
	https_proxy=http://proxy.example.com:8080 wp package install ekamran/wp-cli-http-proxy-command:@stable
	```

[ekamran]

cURL still applies no_proxy to the proxy this package sets. With the package pointed at a proxy and no_proxy=example.com, requests to example.com connected directly, for WP-CLI and WordPress core requests.

Suggested change

	This differs from libcurl, which can use separate proxies per scheme (for example `http_proxy` for HTTP and `https_proxy` for HTTPS) and honors `NO_PROXY` / `no_proxy` for bypass rules. This package does **not** read `NO_PROXY` or `no_proxy`. If you rely on bypass rules from your environment, map those entries to `bypass-hosts` in your configuration instead.
	This differs from libcurl, which can use separate proxies per scheme (for example `http_proxy` for HTTP and `https_proxy` for HTTPS). The package does not read `NO_PROXY` or `no_proxy`, but cURL still does, so a host listed there skips the proxy configured by this package as well. To keep bypass rules in your WP-CLI configuration, list those hosts in `bypass-hosts`.

[dilipom13]

Thanks, @ekamran. The four suggestions are in e433772.

@swissspidy, could you take a look when you have a moment?
Checks are green, and this is waiting on an approving review.

[swissspidy]

Deferring to @schlessera as I am on vacation.

[ekamran]

Thanks @dilipom13, all four are in.

Since then I released v0.1.3 of the package, after testing it behind real proxies. A few lines in this guide should follow that release, plus one fix in the manual setup section: a require: - proxy.php in ~/.wp-cli/config.yml is looked up next to that config file, so a proxy.php in the home folder is not found and every command fails.

I'll send these as a separate PR once this one is merged, so this one does not need to wait.

[dilipom13]

Thanks @ekamran. I'll leave the v0.1.3 updates and the manual-setup fix for your follow-up PR.
This one is ready for @schlessera whenever you have a moment.