Steps to Install Composer on Shared Servers

Installing Composer on the shared servers is relatively easy. As a result, your workflow can be significantly improved, and regulating dependency management could also be effective.

The following are simple steps to install Composer in your shared hosting environment.

Let’s get started!

1. What is Composer?

There is a dependency manager for PHP called Composer. You can easily use it to manage distributed libraries and packages in your projects. It is a key instrument in appending/updating/removing dependencies, and thus, it is a required tool for every PHP developer.

2. Prerequisites

Before installing Composer on your shared server, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

SSH access to your hosting account

PHP installed on the server

Access to the command line interface

3. Connecting to Your Server

First, connect to your server using SSH. You can use PuTTY (for Windows) or Terminal (for macOS/Linux) to establish a secure connection to your hosting account.

4. Downloading Compose

Once connected to your server via SSH, download Composer using the following command:

less

php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer', 'composer-setup.php');"

5. Verifying the Installation Script

After downloading the installation script, verify its integrity by running:

To ensure the authenticity of the installation script, replace 'EXPECTED_HASH' with the hash provided on the Composer website.

6. Running the Installation Script

Once verified, run the installation script to install Composer:

7. Moving Composer

After the installation is complete, move the Composer executable to a directory in your PATH so that you can run it globally:

8. Verifying the Installation

To verify that Composer has been successfully installed, run the following command:

css

composer --version

This command should display the Composer version number, indicating the installation succeeded.

9. Updating Composer (Optional)

You can update Composer to the latest version by running:

lua

composer self-update

10. Final Checks

Once Composer is installed and updated, you can use it for your PHP projects. You can now manage dependencies, autoloaders, and packages with ease.

Final Words

Shared server Composer installation is quick and capable of facilitating a PHP development milieu. Following these stages will get you Composer on and running the first dependency management for your projects in the cloud in a few minutes.

Feel the immediate report of simple dependency management alongside increased developer productivity, just as you would expect in your OS-type environment, but with Composer.