Getting error while installing laravel installer in window 10

Question

I am using Windows 10 and composer is installed. When I try to install laravel installer globally using this command:

composer global r         


        

Answer 1

The following steps will fix most "packages.json file could not be downloaded" issue with Composer:

1. Verify your firewall setting. Disable Firewall for starters
2. Enable PHP OpenSSL Extension
3. Enable PHP allow_url_fopen directive

Note: Make sure you are working with the right PHP version and Environment (apache, CLI, etc.) when you modify the php.ini file.