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

Answer 2

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 3

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

Answer 4

A quick copy-paste version including sudo:

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

Answer 5

Now in 2017 I am using MacOS SIERRA 10.12.6 and sudo mv composer.phar /usr/bin/composer doesn't work. It works for me sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer. Now I can run composer instead of php composer.pha