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# How do I install a package to a custom path for my framework?
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Each framework may have one or many different required package installation
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paths. Composer can be configured to install packages to a folder other than
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the default `vendor` folder by using
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[composer/installers](https://github.com/composer/installers).
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If you are a **package author** and want your package installed to a custom
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directory, require `composer/installers` and set the appropriate `type`.
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Specifying the package type, will override the default installer path.
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This is common if your package is intended for a specific framework such as
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CakePHP, Drupal or WordPress. Here is an example composer.json file for a
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WordPress theme:
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```json
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{
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"name": "you/themename",
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"type": "wordpress-theme",
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"require": {
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"composer/installers": "~1.0"
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}
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}
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```
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Now when your theme is installed with Composer it will be placed into
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`wp-content/themes/themename/` folder. Check the
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[current supported types](https://github.com/composer/installers#current-supported-package-types)
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for your package.
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As a **package consumer** you can set or override the install path for a package
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that requires composer/installers by configuring the `installer-paths` extra. A
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useful example would be for a Drupal multisite setup where the package should be
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installed into your site's subdirectory. Here we are overriding the install path
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for a module that uses composer/installers, as well as putting all packages of type
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`drupal-theme` into a themes folder:
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```json
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{
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"extra": {
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"installer-paths": {
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"sites/example.com/modules/{$name}": ["vendor/package"],
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"sites/example.com/themes/{$name}": ["type:drupal-theme"]
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}
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}
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}
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```
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Now the package would be installed to your folder location, rather than the default
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composer/installers determined location. In addition, `installer-paths` is
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order-dependent, which means moving a package by name should come before the installer
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path of a `type:*` that matches the same package.
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> **Note:** You cannot use this to change the path of any package. This is only
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> applicable to packages that require `composer/installers` and use a custom type
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> that it handles.
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