ignore dev dependencies in php composer

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I have developed a composer laravel based project that I need to install on a remote production server. The problem is I have limited permission/ access so my option is to "archive" the package( using composer archive) and unpack on the production.

What folders do I need to archive and how can I ignore the dev dependencies of the package as well as vendor dev dependencies?

score 13 · Answer 1 · answered May 09 '17 at 16:01

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composer archive is likely not to help you, because this command creates an archive of a defined version of a package.

You probably want to upload the whole working application, and not only one package. You should create a little script that will create the archive file for you, which should do:

checkout the application from the repository in a new directory
run composer install --no-dev to install all required dependencies without dev-dependencies
optionally delete files that are not necessary on the server, like documentation, the .git folder, and other stuff
create the archive file from all these files
optionally upload that archive to the target server and unarchive there
optionally check basic functions and switch to the new uploaded version on the server

answered May 09 '17 at 16:01

Sven

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This is where node shines with third party bundlers that automatically strip dev dependencies – Richard Muvirimi May 17 '22 at 16:35
Happy to learn at least one positive aspect of node. :-> – Sven May 20 '22 at 11:27
Ended up setting up a script as you described, guess you can't have everything... – Richard Muvirimi May 20 '22 at 14:30

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