Allow wp config create to defer DB_NAME/DB_USER initialization via --skip-check

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wp config create currently blocks a deferred “create then set constants” workflow by requiring --dbname and --dbuser even when connection checks are intentionally skipped. This change makes that path explicit while preserving existing validation when checks are enabled.

• Behavior change: deferred initialization path

  • --dbname and --dbuser are now optional when --skip-check is used.
  • wp-config.php is generated with empty DB_NAME / DB_USER if omitted, enabling follow-up wp config set workflows.

• Validation preserved for checked path

  • Existing parameter errors for missing --dbname / --dbuser remain in place when --skip-check is not used (and SQLite drop-in is not active).

• Command docs updated

  • Option help text for --dbname and --dbuser now reflects: required only when connection checks are performed (or no SQLite drop-in shortcut applies).

• Acceptance coverage updated

  • Added/updated Behat scenarios to cover both:
    • success with --skip-check and missing one of --dbname / --dbuser
    • error behavior when --skip-check is not provided

# now supported: generate config first, initialize constants later
wp config create --skip-check --dbuser=someuser
wp config set DB_NAME wordpress

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Pull request overview

This PR updates wp config create to support a deferred initialization workflow by allowing DB_NAME and/or DB_USER to be omitted when --skip-check is used, while keeping the existing required-parameter validation when connection checks are enabled.

Changes:

• Make --dbname / --dbuser optional when --skip-check is provided (unless SQLite integration detection already bypasses checks).
• Update inline command option documentation to reflect the conditional requirement.
• Add/adjust Behat coverage for the new --skip-check missing-parameter success path and the unchanged error path without --skip-check.

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File	Description
src/Config_Command.php	Adjusts option docs and validation logic so dbname/dbuser are only required when DB checks are performed.
features/config-create.feature	Adds scenarios for successful config generation with --skip-check and missing dbname/dbuser, and updates the existing required-parameter error scenario.

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