Install Composer on CentOS 7
Published on October 18, 2016•Updated on November 21, 2023
Introduction
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.
Requirements
- CentOS 7
- cURL
- PHP (including php-cli)
Installation
The installation process of Composer is relatively simple. First, let's get in the good habit of updating our server.
# sudo yum -y update
Switch into the temp directory.
# cd /tmp
Install Composer using cURL
# sudo curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
Want to make Composer globally accessible?
# mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
Conclusion
Composer is an essential tool for any PHP developer. It is very easy to install and you will save countless hours over the years automating your dependencies. Happy developing!