How to install Composer on Ubuntu 22.04

Install and use composer on linux ubuntu 22.04; Through this tutorial, we will learn how to install and use composer on linux ubuntu 22.04.

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.

How to install Composer on Ubuntu 22.04

Use the following 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 execute the following command on command line to update apt packages in linux ubuntu system:

sudo apt update

Step 2 – Install PHP and cURL

Then execute 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

Execute 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 execute 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 execute the following command on command line to verify composer installation on linux ubuntu:

composer -V

Conclusion

Through this tutorial, we have learned how to install and use composer on linux ubuntu 22.04.

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