ignore dev dependencies in php composer

问题

I have developed a composer laravel based project that I need to install on a remote production server. The problem is I have limited permission/ access so my option is to "archive" the package( using composer archive) and unpack on the production.

What folders do I need to archive and how can I ignore the dev dependencies of the package as well as vendor dev dependencies?

回答1:

composer archive is likely not to help you, because this command creates an archive of a defined version of a package.

You probably want to upload the whole working application, and not only one package. You should create a little script that will create the archive file for you, which should do:

• checkout the application from the repository in a new directory
• run composer install --no-dev to install all required dependencies without dev-dependencies
• optionally delete files that are not necessary on the server, like documentation, the .git folder, and other stuff
• create the archive file from all these files
• optionally upload that archive to the target server and unarchive there
• optionally check basic functions and switch to the new uploaded version on the server

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43855771/ignore-dev-dependencies-in-php-composer