Mar 1, 2012 · To quickly install Composer in the current directory, run the following script in your terminal. To automate the installation, use the guide on installing Composer programmatically.

Composer is a tool for dependency management in PHP. It allows you to declare the libraries your project depends on and it will manage (install/update) them for you.

So after fetching new changes from your VCS repository it is recommended to run a Composer install to make sure the vendor directory is up in sync with your composer.lock file.

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Composer platform dependencies Making your package depend on specific Composer versions Setting up and using custom installers Modify the way certain types of packages are installed

If you pass --prefer-install=source (or --prefer-source) Composer will install from source if there is one. This is useful if you want to make a bugfix to a project and get a local git clone of the …

How do I install Composer programmatically? As noted on the download page, the installer script contains a checksum which changes when the installer code changes and as such it should …

This option allows you to set the install method Composer will prefer to use. Can optionally be an object with package name patterns for keys for more granular install preferences.

'Your PHP ('.PHP_VERSION.') is quite old, upgrading to PHP 5.3.4 or higher is recommended.', 'Composer works with 5.3.2+ for most people, but there might be edge case issues.'

Composer will not update the package unless you change the version field. Composer will not update the commit references, so if you use master as reference you will have to delete the …