Composer Dependency Manager

  1. Basic Composer Commands
    1. Project Initialization
      1. composer init Command
        1. Interactive Setup Process
          1. Metadata Configuration
            1. Dependency Selection
            2. Dependency Installation
              1. composer install Command
                1. Installation Process Flow
                  1. Platform Requirement Checking
                    1. Lock File Utilization
                      1. Development vs Production Installation
                      2. Dependency Updates
                        1. composer update Command
                          1. Full vs Selective Updates
                            1. Lock File Regeneration
                              1. Update Risks and Considerations
                                1. Dry-run Options
                                2. Adding Dependencies
                                  1. composer require Command
                                    1. Version Constraint Specification
                                      1. Development Dependency Addition
                                        1. Interactive Constraint Selection
                                        2. Removing Dependencies
                                          1. composer remove Command
                                            1. Cleanup Process
                                              1. Autoload File Updates
                                                1. Dependency Tree Impact
                                                2. Package Information
                                                  1. composer show Command
                                                    1. Installed Package Listing
                                                      1. Package Detail Views
                                                        1. Dependency Tree Visualization
                                                        2. Package Discovery
                                                          1. composer search Command
                                                            1. Search Filters and Options
                                                              1. Result Interpretation

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                                                            5. The composer.json Schema