php - Change composer global path (Windows)

Question

Composer uses %APPDATA%Composer directory by default for global packages.
So I need to add %APPDATA%Composervendorin path to my user PATH environment variable.

Can I change installation directory to something like C:phpcomposer? How can I do it?

Answer 1

On Windows, when global install of a library / package is done, composer stores the package in a Composer directory inside windows **application data folders** which by default is C:Users{user name}AppDataRoaming`.

To change this folder to say C:phpcomposer, create a COMPOSER_HOME environmental variable with the value set to C:phpcomposer.

The steps below explain how environmental variables are added in Windows. * Press Windows Key + Pause Break then click Advanced system Settings

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Click the Environmental variables button.

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Under System variables, click New... button and add the environmental variable like so:

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You might want to restart your PC for this to take effect.

Credit: http://w3guy.com/change-composer-global-package-install-folder-windows/