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.
In this tutorial, i am going to show you how to install and use composer on linux ubuntu 22.04.
How to install Composer on Ubuntu 22.04
Follow the below given steps to install and use composer on linux ubuntu 22.04:
- Step 1 – Run APT Update
- Step 2 – Install PHP and cURL
- Step 3 – Download Composer on Ubuntu 22.04
- Step 4 – Use the PHP to install Composer
- Step 5 – Check Composer Version
Step 1 – Run APT Update
First of all, open terminal and run the following command on command line to update apt packages in linux ubuntu system:
sudo apt update
Step 2 – Install PHP and cURL
Then run the following command on command line to install PHP and cURL:
sudo apt install curl unzip sudo apt install php php-curl
Step 3 – Download Composer on Ubuntu 22.04
Run the following command on command line to download composer using curl:
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer -o composer-setup.php
Step 4 – Use the PHP to install Composer
Once the composer has been downloaded, then run the following command on command line to install and setup composer on linux ubuntu system:
sudo php composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
Step 5 – Check Composer Version
Then run the following command on command line to verify composer installation on linux ubuntu:
composer -V
Conclusion
Through this tutorial, i have shown to you how to install and use composer on linux ubuntu 22.04.
