Could not open input file: composer.phar

Question

I am trying to install zendframework using composer tool in wamp server.

The following steps are done towards installation

1. I downlo

Answer 1

I was trying to install YII 2.0

php composer.phar create-project yiisoft/yii2-app-advanced advanced 2.0.0-alpha

I got the same error:

Could not open input file: composer.phar

Then i gave the full path of .phar like this:

php C:\ProgramData\Composer\bin\composer.phar create-project yiisoft/yii2-app-advanced advanced 2.0.0-alpha

and it worked.

Answer 2

I have fixed the same issue with below steps

1. Open project directory Using Terminal (which you are using i.e. mintty )
2. Now install composer within this directory as per given directions on https://getcomposer.org/download/

php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer', 'composer-setup.php');"

php -r "if (hash_file('SHA384', 'composer-setup.php') === 'the-provided-hash-code') { echo 'Installer verified'; } else { echo 'Installer corrupt'; unlink('composer-setup.php'); } echo PHP_EOL;"

php composer-setup.php php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"

3. Now run your command.

Everything is working fine now because the composer.phar file is available within the current project directory.

Copied from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21670709/running-composer-returns-could-not-open-input-file-composer-phar/51907013#51907013

thanks

Answer 3

Question already answered by the OP, but I am posting this answer for anyone having similar problem, retting to

Could not input open file: composer.phar

error message.

Simply go to your project directory/folder and do a

composer update

Assuming this is where you have your web application:

/Library/WebServer/Documents/zendframework

change directory to it, and then run composer update.