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Create a working alias for composer in Windows 7
To create a working alias for Composer on Windows 7, you can follow these steps:
Check PHP Installation: Ensure that you have PHP installed on your system and added to the system's PATH environment variable. You can verify the PHP installation by opening a Command Prompt and typing
php -v
. If PHP is installed correctly, it will display the PHP version.Locate Composer Executable: Download Composer from the official website (https://getcomposer.org/) and install it on your system. After installation, find the location of the
composer.bat
file. By default, Composer is installed in the%LOCALAPPDATA%\Composer
directory.Create the Alias: Open the Command Prompt and navigate to your user directory (usually
C:\Users\<YourUsername>
). Then, create a new text file namedaliases.bat
using a text editor.Add Alias Command: Inside the
aliases.bat
file, add the following command to create the alias for Composer:batchdoskey composer=php "<path_to_composer.bat>"
Replace
<path_to_composer.bat>
with the full path to thecomposer.bat
file. For example, if Composer is installed in%LOCALAPPDATA%\Composer
, the command would be:batchdoskey composer=php "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Composer\composer.bat"
Save and Close: Save the
aliases.bat
file and close the text editor.Set Up Auto-Loading: To have the
aliases.bat
file automatically load every time you open a Command Prompt, you can modify your user profile to include it. Edit your user profile script (%USERPROFILE%\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1
for PowerShell or%USERPROFILE%\Documents\cmd.bat
for Command Prompt) and add the following line:batch@call "%USERPROFILE%\aliases.bat"
Save the file.
Reload or Restart Command Prompt: To load the alias immediately, close and reopen the Command Prompt. Alternatively, you can run the
aliases.bat
file manually by typingaliases.bat
in the Command Prompt.
Now, you should be able to use the composer
command as an alias for php "<path_to_composer.bat>"
. You can use composer
just like you would use php "<path_to_composer.bat>"
. For example:
bashcomposer --version
composer install
composer update
# and other Composer commands...
Please note that the steps mentioned above assume you are using the Command Prompt in Windows. If you are using PowerShell, the process is similar, but you need to modify the PowerShell profile script instead.