siteground-composer.md

How to get Composer running on SiteGround shared

1. Download getcomposer.org/composer.phar to your account's home directory — /home/username.
2. Edit .bashrc file in same directory by adding alias composer='/usr/local/php56/bin/php-cli ~/composer.phar' line. Update php56 part to current relevant version, if necessary.
3. Restart SSH session or run source ~/.bashrc to reload config.
4. Use composer command!

Great, thanks, this works a treat.

I'm very new to this, so please forgive my ignorance.
Where is the .bashrc file?
How do I restart an SSH session?

Where is the .bashrc file?

In /home/username/,where username is your username at the server, that's the highest level directory you have access too.

How do I restart an SSH session?

Just close whatever you are using to connect, and connect again. :)

Works perfectly. Thank you!

Worked perfectly for me too. Thanks!

Cool.. This worked for me too..

Thank you!

Thank you very much!

Awesome! Thanks!

This worked a treat. Thanks.

Awesome! Thanks

Thank you.

This worked with php72. Thanks alot.

Works fine - note if you do a different php version and edit it yourself don't forget the single quotes :D

Forgive my ignorance, but where do I use composer command? in my computer cmd? sorry,

On your own computer you would use it in command line (via whatever your operating system provides for it or third party application).

On a remote server you would typically connect with SSH to it (via different tools, standalone, built into editors, etc).

This works! Thank you so much. Merry Christmas 2019!

Still working with current php version:

alias composer='/usr/local/php73/bin/php-cli ~/composer.phar

Thanks!

I'm very new to this, so please help me

1. your account's home directory — /home/username. => where exactly would i put it? I cant found : /home/username

@TrongCodemenschen username will be your user name that SiteGround created for you on the server. Ask support if you can't otherwise figure it out.

I am not sure this is relevant anymore since from quick google there are mentions Composer is pre-installed now (not confident if that's including shared servers).