On 31 July 2024 02:07:17 BST, bruce <badouglas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Hi. > >Is the list ok to post basic laravel questions? Or only straight php? > >I'm doing some basic research on laravel, and other tech/stacks. > >For laravel, assume I download a test app from github, and install it in: > /var/www/html/asciisd > > I do a > composer install > >The "install/setup" says I should do a > >>composer require asciisd/referrals-laravel > as well. > >Should this be done while within the " /var/www/html/asciisd" or in >the parent dir " /var/www/html" > > doing this from the inner dir, gets an err > Root package 'asciisd/referrals-laravel' cannot require itself in >its composer.json > >I'm currently looking over github code samples, as well as numerous vids.. > >thanks It should be done in the same directory as the composer.json file. If you think about it, it makes sense, as that's the config for your composer install.
