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PHP Building Websites with PHP Dependency Management Introducing Composer

Randolph Judy
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Randolph Judy
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Posted by Randolph Judy
Randolph Judy
Courses Plus Student 28,198 Points

Problems I encountered using 'compose init' with a Windows installation of composer.

I found two problems when using 'composer init'. I had to define a package name because Composer didn't like the '\' characters when trying to use the default value (my project is in a child folder of my Xampp's htdocs folder). I discovered later when using 'composer require' that a license needs to be designated. I learned after some research that you can specify 'proprietary' if you do not have a specific license to specify. This information was supplied by 'composer diagnose', which by the way was very clear and concise. The dependency 'monolog/monolog' was successfully added after these modifications to the JSON file initialization.

I wanted to share this info because I am sure that I won't be the only one to want to use Composer in Windows.

troy beckett
troy beckett
12,035 Points
troy beckett
troy beckett
12,035 Points

Hi Randolph, I'm using Windows and Xampp to and struggling to implement Composer into Brakets like the tutorial. When I call Composer from the command prompt it says that it has been downloaded successfully but how do I get it to work the same as in the example and not just by adding a JSON file. Also, are there any specific requirements for the package name? Thanks, Troy.