To install Laravel on latest macOS Monterey 12.5, I installed HomeBrew, used that to install php, then used instructions on Composer.Org to install composer which installed composer.phar on my current directory.
I added my current directory to PATH. But could not run Composer. Then created a directory /usr/local/composer and did "sudo mv composer.phar .." into that directory, which did move the file. Then created a .zshrc file in my current directory and added both my current directory and /usr/local/composer on permanent PATH.
But I still can't invoke composer. zsh gives me "command not found: composer".
I am very new to this. Am I making noob mistakes? Thank you very much for any pointers.
I have a question related to composer and laravel. My question is whenever I install the fresh laravel app using command :
composer create-project laravel/laravel blog
Inside my C://xampp/htdocs/ directory and then change path to C://xampp/htdocs/blog/, here I am unable to run the composer command but I had already installed composer from its official website globally in C://xampp/htdocs/ directory. So is there any way to use composer command globally whenever I install fresh laravel app, so that I don't want to install composer in the laravel app directory everytime.
Now I guess they provide direct setting up global installation,
Check here
I did it like this a lot earlier,
Change to the path (or you can add that directory to your path later), and run the installer as mentioned on composer download site to download composer.phar.
Create a new composer.bat file alongside composer.phar.
Using cmd.exe:
run
echo #php "%~dp0composer.phar" %*>composer.bat
Then set it to path environment variable(see this)
Test with a new terminal:
composer -V
Will return
Composer version 1.10.6 2020-05-06 10:28:10
go to composer website and download the exe file, you should have it gloablly if you install it that way.
Good luck ^_^
I am struggling with the Laravel & Spark Installers with regard to the bash 'PATH' update step. I have always used Composer to setup my Laravel projects manually.
I am working with Ubuntu 14.04 on a Vagrant Box.
Finally figured it out. The Laravel Installer installs globally but the Spark installer gets installed locally, so you have to add 2 PATH to your OS .bashrc.
For me, composer global installed the Laravel installer to ~/.composer/vendor/bin (When you install the Laravel installer via composer global, it will tell you where it was installed.) and I cloned the Spark installer into /usr/share/nginx/spark-installer.
Open your .bashrc file:
vim ~/.bashrc
Add 2 new lines to the bottom (use your paths):
# Laravel Installer
export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin"
# Spark Installer
export PATH="$PATH:/usr/share/nginx/spark-installer"
Reload your .bashrc:
source ~/.bashrc
I have composer installed, but checking the Laravel docs, I'm struggling with:
"Make sure to place the ~/.composer/vendor/bin directory in your PATH so the laravel executable is found when you run the laravel command in your terminal."
I'm not sure what to do here, could someone explain it to me?
Go to terminal and paste the next line:
nano ~/.bash_profile
After that paste the next line in nano:
export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin"
Done. Restart your terminal and enjoy laravel.
The PATH environment variable tells your system where to look when you run a command. By default ~/.composer/vendor/bin will not be in your PATH. Therefore, if you just attempt to run the command laravel after installing it via composer, your terminal will give you an error saying the command is not found. But if you use the entire path to the command (~/.composer/vendor/bin/laravel), it will execute successfully.
When you run the command composer global require "laravel/installer=~1.1", composer puts the laravel installer into the directory ~/.composer/vendor/bin (in *nix, ~ represents your home directory). Adding ~/.composer/vendor/bin to your PATH allows you to just execute the command laravel instead of having to use the full path of ~/.composer/vendor/bin/laravel.
Helpful Stuff:
How to set/change your PATH environment variable in OSX
Installing composer packages globally
I have installed Laravel using composer without problems, but when I try to execute "laravel" in my terminal I have this typical error:
-bash: laravel: command not found
If I read the documentation of the official site I need to do that:
Make sure to place the ~/.composer/vendor/bin directory in your PATH so the laravel executable is found when you run the laravel command in your terminal.
But I don't know how to do.
Can you help me with that? Thanks!!
Ok, I did that and it works:
nano ~/.bash_profile
And paste
export PATH=~/.composer/vendor/bin:$PATH
do source ~/.bash_profile and enjoy ;)
Important: If you want to know the difference between bash_profile and bashrc please check this link
Note: For Ubuntu 16.04 running laravel 5.1, the path is: ~/.config/composer/vendor/bin
On other platforms: To check where your Composer global directory is, run composer global about. Add /vendor/bin to the directory that gets listed after "Changed current directory to ..." to get the path you should add to your PATH.
Add the following to .bashrc file (not .bash_profile).
export PATH="~/.composer/vendor/bin:$PATH"
at the end of the file and then in terminal run source ~/.bashrc
To verify that:
echo $PATH
(Restart the terminal, Check & Confirm the path is there)
Run the laravel command!
Note:
For Ubuntu 16 and above use below:
export PATH="~/.config/composer/vendor/bin:$PATH"
When using MacBook, refer to the snippets below;
For zsh:
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc
For Bash:
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
Solution on link http://tutsnare.com/laravel-command-not-found-ubuntu-mac/
In terminal
# download installer
composer global require "laravel/installer=~1.1"
#setting up path
export PATH="~/.composer/vendor/bin:$PATH"
# check laravel command
laravel
# download installer
composer global require "laravel/installer=~1.1"
nano ~/.bashrc
#add
alias laravel='~/.composer/vendor/bin/laravel'
source ~/.bashrc
laravel
# going to html dir to create project there
cd /var/www/html/
# install project in blog dir.
laravel new blog
Type on terminal:
composer global require "laravel/installer"
When composer finish, type:
vi ~/.bashrc
Paste and save:
export PATH="~/.config/composer/vendor/bin:$PATH"
Type on terminal:
source ~/.bashrc
Open another terminal window and type: laravel
If you're using Ubuntu 16.04.
You need to find the composer config files in my case is :
~/.config/composer or in other cases ~/.composer/
you can see the dir after this command composer global require "laravel/installer"
after Laravel Installed you can find your laravel in ~/.config/composer/vendor/laravel/installer/.
and you will find the Laravel shortcut command in here : ~/.config/composer/vendor/bin/
set your .bashrc using nano ~/.bashrc and export your composer config file :
export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.config/composer/vendor/bin"
or you can use allias. but above solution is recommended.
alias laravel='~/.config/composer/vendor/laravel/installer/laravel'
Now refresh your bashrc using source ~/.bashrc and then laravel is ready!!
above steps works with me in Ubuntu 16.04
For zsh and bash:
export PATH="$HOME/.config/composer/vendor/bin:$PATH"
source ~/.zshrc
source ~/.bashrc
For bash only:
export PATH=~/.config/composer/vendor/bin:$PATH
source ~/.bashrc
For Developers use zsh Add the following to .zshrc file
vi ~/.zshrc or nano ~/.zshrc
export PATH="$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin:$PATH"
at the end of the file.
zsh doesn't know ~ so instead it by use $HOME.
source ~/.zshrc
Done! try command laravel you will see.
If on mac (and think *nix) just run this in your terminal.
export PATH="~/.composer/vendor/bin:$PATH"
For those using Linux with Zsh:
1 - Add this line to your .zshrc file
export PATH="$HOME/.config/composer/vendor/bin:$PATH"
2 - Run
source ~/.zshrc
Linux path to composer folder is different from Mac
Use $HOME instead of ~ inside the path with Zsh
The .zshrc file is hidden in the Home folder
export PATH= exports the path in quotes so that the Laravel executable can be located by your system
The :$PATH is to avoid overriding what was already in the system path
If you are coming here 2021 this has worked for me also using Ubuntu 16.04
nano ~/.bash_profile
export PATH=$HOME/.config/composer/vendor/bin:$PATH
ctrl+x and save
source ~/.bash_profile
For MAC users:
1. Open terminal
cd ~
2. Double check the $PATH
echo $PATH
3. Edit file
nano ~/.bash_profile
4. PASTE
export PATH="~/.composer/vendor/bin:$PATH"
Don't forget to put quotation marks.
5. control + X (y + enter to save the file and exit)
Now start vagrant, go to your folder and try:
laravel new yourprojectname
I set the PATH,but it didn't work.I find other way to solve it. (OSX 10.10 & laravel 5.2)
1) find the executable file:
~/.composer/vendor/laravel/installer/laravel
2) give execute permissions:
chmod +x ~/.composer/vendor/laravel/installer/laravel
3) make a soft link to /usr/bin:
sudo ln -s /Users/zhao/.composer/vendor/laravel/installer/laravel /usr/bin/laravel
1) First, download the Laravel installer using Composer:
composer global require "laravel/installer"
2) Make sure to place the ~/.composer/vendor/bin directory in your PATH so the laravel executable can be located by your system.
set PATH=%PATH%;%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Composer\vendor\bin
eg: “C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Composer\vendor\bin”
3) Once installed, the simple laravel new command will create a fresh Laravel installation in the directory you specify.
eG: laravel new blog
type on terminal:
nano ~/.bash_profile
then paste:
export PATH="/Users/yourusername/.composer/vendor/bin:$PATH"
then save (press ctrl+c, press Y, press enter)
now you are ready to use "laravel" on your terminal
If you have Composer installed globally, you can install the Laravel installer tool using command below:
composer global require "laravel/installer=~1.1"
Late answer...
Composer 1.10.1 2020-03-13 20:34:27
laravel --version
Laravel Installer 3.0.1
Put
export PATH=$PATH:~/.config/composer/vendor/bin:$PATH
in your ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc
source ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc
This works
Composer should be installed globally:
Run this in your terminal:
mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
Now composer commands will work.
My quick way of creating a new project
//install composer locally on web root - run the code from: https://getcomposer.org/download/
Then install laravel:
php composer.phar require laravel/installer
Then create the project without adding anything to any path
vendor/laravel/installer/bin/laravel new [ProjectName]
//add project to git
cd ProjectName
git init
git remote add origin git#...[youGitPathToProject]
Wondering if this way of doing it has any issues - please let me know
Just use it:
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel youprojectname