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March 12th, 2025 11:28 AM Mr. Q Categories: Tools

You can install Composer and set it up in your PATH to make it accessible from anywhere on your system. Here’s how you can do it:

Steps to Install Composer on Windows:

1. Download Composer:

• Go to the Composer website and download the Composer-Setup.exe for Windows. This is the easiest way to install Composer on Windows.
• Run the Composer-Setup.exe. It will install Composer globally and make it accessible from any command prompt.

2. Verify Composer Installation:

• After the installation is complete, open a Command Prompt (press Win + R, type cmd, and hit Enter).
• Type the following command to verify the installation:

composer --version

• This should output the version of Composer installed, e.g., Composer version 2.x.x.

3. Manually Install Composer (Optional):

If you want to manually install Composer (without using the installer), follow these steps:

• Download the composer.phar file directly from this link.
• Place the composer.phar file in a directory of your choice. For example, you can place it in C:\composer.
• Add this directory to your System PATH:
  • Right-click on This PC or Computer on your desktop or in the File Explorer.
  • Click Properties → Advanced System Settings → Environment Variables.
  • Under System Variables, find and select the Path variable, then click Edit.
  • Click New and add the full path to the folder where composer.phar is located (e.g., C:\composer).
  • Click OK to save your changes.
• Now, you can run Composer from anywhere in the Command Prompt by simply typing composer.

4. Using Composer in Windows:

If you manually placed composer.phar in a directory like C:\composer and added that directory to the PATH, you can create a composer.bat file to make it easier to run Composer from the command line.

• Open Notepad (or your preferred text editor) and add the following code to the file:

@php "%~dp0composer.phar" %*

• Save the file as composer.bat in the same directory as your composer.phar (e.g., C:\composer).

Now, when you type composer in any Command Prompt window, it will run composer.phar.

5. Using Composer with Local by Flywheel:

Once you have Composer installed, you can use it within Local by Flywheel’s site shell to install dependencies like the Zipkin PHP client:

• Open Local by Flywheel and go to the site where you want to install the Zipkin client.
• In the Tools tab of the site, select Open Site Shell.
• Use Composer to install the Zipkin PHP client:

composer require openzipkin/zipkin-php

This will install the required Zipkin client and set it up for your WordPress site.

Summary:

• To install Composer on Windows, you can use the Composer-Setup.exe or manually download the composer.phar file and add it to your system’s PATH.
• Once installed, you can run Composer from any command prompt or use it inside the Local by Flywheel shell to install PHP dependencies like the Zipkin client.