Composer

Check outdated packages

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composer outdated

Plugins

• composer-versions-check

Tools

• satis - Simple static Composer repository generator https://gitter.im/composer/satis

Update only one dependency

You has to specify the package name after update command.

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composer update doctrine/doctrine-fixtures-bundle

If you have dependencies issues try to run with --with-dependencies parameter.

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composer update doctrine/doctrine-fixtures-bundle --with-dependencies

Determine why a package is installed

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composer why <package-name>

Disable memory limit for composer

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COMPOSER_MEMORY_LIMIT=-1 composer ...

Links

• Composer & Continuous Integration
• Building better project skeletons with Composer