packagist
main repository for PHP packages used by Composer
TLDR
Search packages
$ composer search [query]
Show package info$ composer show [vendor/package]
Require package$ composer require [vendor/package]
Browse on web$ xdg-open https://packagist.org/packages/[vendor/package]
SYNOPSIS
Packagist - PHP package repository
DESCRIPTION
Packagist is the main repository for PHP packages used by Composer. It aggregates PHP packages from GitHub, GitLab, and other sources, making them installable via Composer.Packagist is not a command but a service accessed through Composer and web interface.
COMPOSER COMMANDS
$ # Search packages
composer search monolog
# Get package info
composer info monolog/monolog
# Install package
composer require monolog/monolog
# Update packages
composer update
composer search monolog
# Get package info
composer info monolog/monolog
# Install package
composer require monolog/monolog
# Update packages
composer update
PUBLISHING
$ # Submit to Packagist
# 1. Create composer.json
# 2. Push to GitHub
# 3. Submit URL at packagist.org
# 1. Create composer.json
# 2. Push to GitHub
# 3. Submit URL at packagist.org
PACKAGE NAMING
$ vendor/package
monolog/monolog
symfony/console
laravel/framework
monolog/monolog
symfony/console
laravel/framework
CAVEATS
Requires Composer installed. Packages need composer.json. Auto-updates from VCS repositories.
HISTORY
Packagist was created by Jordi Boggiano and Nils Adermann in 2011 as the default repository for Composer, PHP's dependency manager.