Mac Sierra Install Composer

Composer QuickStart for Mac 10.12 Sierra


Hello Mac User! This Short Tutorial Shows You Step-by-step Mac Sierra Install Composer procedure.

First of all 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.

Furthermore Composer Manages Packages or Libraries on a per-project basis, Installing them in a directory Inside your Project.

PHP Composer Installation for Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra - Featured
  1. First Open a Terminal Shell Emulator
    Finder > Applications > Utilities > Terminal
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    PHP Composer Installation for Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra - Open Terminal
  2. Then Download PHP Composer
    Here is described a System wide Installation, for a Local one adapt the commands accordingly.

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

    If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then Look: Solution
    And Verify the Download:

    sudo php -r "if (hash_file('SHA384', 'composer-setup.php') === 'e115a8dc7871f15d853148a7fbac7da27d6c0030b848d9b3dc09e2a0388afed865e6a3d6b3c0fad45c48e2b5fc1196ae') { echo 'Installer verified'; } else { echo 'Installer corrupt'; unlink('composer-setup.php'); } echo PHP_EOL;"

    Next Install Composer:

    sudo php composer-setup.php

    Finally Clean up:

    sudo php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"
  3. Again Relocate Composer

    sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
  4. Finally Test Composer Installation

    composer -V

    The Command should Shows up the Composer Version…