Composer Install Production - Shell Bash

Introduction

As a developer, you might have heard of Composer, a dependency manager for PHP. Composer helps in managing dependencies required by your PHP project. You can use it to manage libraries, frameworks, and packages that your project needs to run.

Composer has two installation modes - Development mode and Production mode. Development mode is for use while you are developing your application, and Production mode is for use when you are ready to deploy your application.

In this guide, we will look at how to use the composer install production command in the shell bash.

Prerequisites

Before you can use the composer install production command, ensure that you have the following:

• Composer installed on your system.
• A PHP application that you want to deploy.
• An understanding of the package and dependency requirements for your PHP application.

Usage

The composer install production command installs the dependencies required by your PHP application in production mode. This mode only installs packages and dependencies that are required for your application to run. Any package or library that is not needed for your application to run will not be installed.

To use the composer install production command, follow these steps:

1. Open the terminal or command prompt on your system.
2. Navigate to the directory where your PHP application is located.
3. Run the composer install production command.

cd /path/to/my/php/application
composer install production

After running the command, Composer will download and install the required dependencies for your application in production mode. Once the installation process is complete, you will be able to deploy your PHP application.

Conclusion

Using the composer install production command in the shell bash is an important step when deploying your PHP application. It ensures that only the required dependencies are installed, reducing the size and complexity of your application. With the steps outlined in this tutorial, you should be able to use the command to install the necessary dependencies for your application.