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tagline: Solving problems
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# Troubleshooting
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This is a list of common pitfalls on using Composer, and how to avoid them.
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## General
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1. When facing any kind of problems using Composer, be sure to **work with the
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latest version**. See [self-update](03-cli.md#self-update) for details.
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2. Ensure you're **installing vendors straight from your `composer.json`** via
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`rm -rf vendor && composer update -v` when troubleshooting, excluding any
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possible interferences with existing vendor installations or `composer.lock`
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entries.
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## Package not found
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1. Double-check you **don't have typos** in your `composer.json` or repository
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branches and tag names.
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2. Be sure to **set the right
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[minimum-stability](04-schema.md#minimum-stability)**. To get started or be
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sure this is no issue, set `minimum-stability` to "dev".
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3. Packages **not coming from [Packagist](http://packagist.org/)** should
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always be **defined in the root package** (the package depending on all
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vendors).
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4. Use the **same vendor and package name** throughout all branches and tags of
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your repository, especially when maintaining a third party fork and using
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`replace`.
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## Memory limit errors
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If composer shows memory errors on some commands:
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PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size of XXXXXX bytes exhausted <...>
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The `memory_limit` ini value should be increased.
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> **Note:** Composer internally increases the memory_limit to 512M.
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> It is a good idea to create an issue for composer if you get memory errors.
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Get current value:
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php -r "echo ini_get('memory_limit').PHP_EOL;"
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Increase limit with `php.ini` for a `CLI SAPI` (ex. `/etc/php5/cli/php.ini` for
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Debian-like systems):
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; Use -1 for unlimited or define explicit value like 512M
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memory_limit = -1
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Or with command line arguments:
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php -d memory_limit=-1 composer.phar <...>
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