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Installing composer using curl
# Goto a directory you can write to:
cd ~
#get composer:
curl -s https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
# move composer into a bin directory you control:
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
# double check composer works
composer about
# (optional) Update composer:
sudo composer self-update
@BerkhanBerkdemir
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@dimkir, @vinnizworld
Easiest way to download and move file to /usr/local/bin folder.

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

@TingLiu6
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Hi All,
I run above command on ubuntu 14, it fails, do you know how to fix this issue on ubuntu?

root@Cmpt2:/tmp# curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
All settings correct for using Composer
Downloading...
The "https://getcomposer.org/versions" file could not be downloaded: SSL operation failed with code 1. OpenSSL Error messages:
error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed
Failed to enable crypto
failed to open stream: operation failed
Retrying...
The "https://getcomposer.org/versions" file could not be downloaded: SSL operation failed with code 1. OpenSSL Error messages:
error:1416F086:SSL routines:tls_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed
Failed to enable crypto
failed to open stream: operation failed
Retrying...

@taragurung
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I was running this on docker alpine container. Was fine and now, all of a sudden its problematic.

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

Now i got this issue```

bash: php: command not found
curl: (23) Failed writing body (0 != 16133)

@Yannick243
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First install php then try to run this command
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

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ghost commented Apr 7, 2020

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

Will failed with error: The installation directory "/usr/local/bin" is not writable. So, need run php with sudo:

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

@w3servicesdotnet
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Usage: php
php -[b|c|n|h|i|q|s|v|?] [] [args...]
Run in LSAPI mode, only '-b', '-s' and '-c' are effective
Run in Command Line Interpreter mode when parameters are specified

-b address:port| Bind Path for external LSAPI Server mode
-c | Look for php.ini file in this directory
-n No php.ini file will be used
-h This help
-i PHP information
-l Syntax check
-q Quiet-mode. Suppress HTTP Header output.
-s Display colour syntax highlighted source.
-v Version number
-? This help

args... Arguments passed to script.
curl: (23) Failure writing output to destination

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