core

Overview

Use core to confirm which lil.php is actually running before troubleshooting an update. The command only reads status.

Read the installation at a glance

The Core ID identifies this generated build; the release identifies its code line. Interface storage and module update counts are separate signals. Use doctor for capabilities and upgrade -c when you need the full module update plan.

Syntax

core · ver

Reference

Practical use

After an update, core tells you which lil.php really executed. This is more reliable than a browser tab that may still have old files cached; ver is the shorter alias.

It reports PHP, Base or Minimal, installed module count, CSS/JS storage, updates and the physical Core path. This is a read-only snapshot; it does not upgrade anything.

Core path helps identify the running installation. Updates is a briefly cached count from the optional upgrade module; no count does not guarantee that nothing needs updating. Use upgrade -c or doctor for further checks.

The Core ID identifies a generated build, not a password or a license. To install a newer Core, replace lil.php separately: upgrade updates PHP modules, not Core.

If upgrade is installed, core may contact the configured repository to count available updates. The result is cached for about five minutes.

Notes

Each generated PHP build receives a Core ID when it is built. The first two characters are the server-configured Core-generation code; generation 1 uses AA. The remaining 23 Base32 characters are generated from random_bytes(), so the identifier still contains 115 random bits. The ID identifies that generated core, but it is not a password, secret or license key. Repository protocol 2 sends the ID together with the Core generation and release, PHP runtime and version, server OS, coarse client OS, installation host and server origin IP. The repository requires this environment signature and asks older cores to download a current free build.

The update count is supplied by the installed upgrade module and is cached briefly. CSS and JavaScript report whether the interface is built into lil.php, stored for the current session, or persisted as .lil.css/.lil.js. Use @doctor for deeper capability diagnostics and @upgrade -c for the complete update report.

Install and manage

Install the current compatible version. Choose Base for the complete feature set or Minimum for the reduced package; use upgrade to update a module that is already installed.

Base and Minimum are two packages of the same current module release, not separate command versions.

Built into the core

This command is part of the selected lil-terminal core and is not installed as an ordinary extension.

Examples

Examples are copyable command lines, not actions executed by this website. Review paths, permissions and destructive flags before running them on a real project.

Example snapshot: values depend on the installation.
Core        1.5.17 · 111.5 KB
Core ID     AA23456789ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQ
PHP         8.4.24
Interface   Base
.lil.php    65 · 110 KB
.lil.css    Session · 20 KB
.lil.js     Session · 30 KB
Updates     2
Core path   /home/example/public_html/lil.php

Example snapshot: values depend on the installation.
Core        1.5.17 · 111.5 KB
Core ID     AA23456789ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQ
PHP         8.4.24
Interface   Base
.lil.php    65 · 110 KB
.lil.css    Session · 20 KB
.lil.js     Session · 30 KB
Updates     2
Core path   /home/example/public_html/lil.php

Example snapshot: values depend on the installation.
sandbox

Core        1.5.17 · 111.5 KB
Core ID     AA23456789ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQ
PHP         8.4.24
Interface   Base
.lil.php    65 · 110 KB
.lil.css    Session · 20 KB
.lil.js     Session · 30 KB
Updates     2
Core path   /home/example/public_html/lil.php

Example snapshot: values depend on the installation.
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Example snapshot: values depend on the installation.
PHP 8.4.24
Required extensions: OK
Warnings: 0

Example snapshot: values depend on the installation.
Module update check: 2 available

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