Running composer in a different directory than current

Question

I don\'t know if this question has been asked, because searching finds results mostly about moving the libraries installation directory.

I have a globally installed comp

Answer 1

Sure, try composer install -h. There you'll find an option --working-dir (or -d). And that's what you're looking for.

Then run:

composer install -d=/home/someuser/myproject

You can find more in composer docs.

Depending on your operating system, the = might need to be removed:

composer install -d /home/someuser/myproject