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 t

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