Trying to install composer to get set up with Laravel framework

Question

I am trying to install composer on my Mac so that I can use the Laravel framework. I successfully downloaded composer through the terminal, and then I moved composer.phar to to usr/local/bin using the command: sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin.

I then changed directories to my root directory where I have the laravel-master files. After changing to this directory in the terminal, and then using the command: composer install

I receive the error: -bash: composer: command not found

I have tried other variations (such as php composer.phar install, etc..), however, I keep receiving the same error.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you!

Answer 1

Make sure that /usr/local/bin is in your $PATH

$ echo $PATH

Then execute

$ curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
$ sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
                                       ^^^^^^^^ you didn't rename it 

For reference see

• Installing composer.phar globally on *nix

Answer 2

I'm running Mavericks and had same problem. I changed /usr/local/bin/composer to /usr/bin/composer and it worked for me.

Answer 3

for mac os x Mavericks and Yosemite El capitan

Change

sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

To

sudo mv composer.phar /usr/bin/composer

Now if you just write composer in terminal, it will show you all available commands

Then "if running MAMP" navagate you htdocs folder and run

composer create-project laravel/laravel laratest

Hope that helps

Answer 4

A quick copy-paste version including sudo:

curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer