How To Install and Use Composer
Composer is a popular dependency management tool for PHP, created to facilitate installation and updates for project dependencies. Composer is also commonly used to bootstrap new projects based on popular PHP frameworks, such as Symfony and Laravel. In this guide, we’ll see how to install and use Composer on your server. Choose your operating system below to get started.
Debian
11
How to Install and Use Composer on Debian 11
By Brian Hogan, Erika Heidi, Jeanelle Horcasitas10
How to Install and Use Composer on Debian 10
By Brian Hogan, Erika Heidi9
How To Install and Use Composer on Debian 9
By Brennen Bearnes, Brian Hogan8
How To Install and Use Composer on Debian 8
By Achilleas Pipinellis
Ubuntu
22.04
How To Install and Use Composer on Ubuntu 22.04
By Erika Heidi, Jamon Camisso20.04
How To Install and Use Composer on Ubuntu 20.04
By Erika Heidi18.04
How To Install and Use Composer on Ubuntu 18.04
By Brian Hogan16.04
How To Install and Use Composer on Ubuntu 16.04
By Brennen Bearnes14.04
How To Install and Use Composer on Ubuntu 14.04
By Erika Heidi
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