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To start using Composer in your project, all you need is a composer.json file. This file describes the dependencies of your project and may contain other metadata as well.

Types # Composer # The main repository type is the composer repository. It uses a single packages.json file that contains all of the package metadata. This is also the repository type …

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.

Is it safe to run Composer as superuser or root? How to use Composer behind a proxy Should I commit the dependencies in my vendor directory? Which version numbering system does …

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 …

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.

Composer may prompt for credentials when needed, but these can also be manually set. Read more on how to get an OAuth token for GitHub and cli syntax here.

To get help from the command-line, call composer or composer list to see the complete list of commands, then --help combined with any of those can give you more information.

Jan 21, 2025 · A Dependency Manager for PHP2.8.5 - released 2025-01-21 View the release on GitHub Changelog Added build provenance attestation so you can also now download and …