How To Install and Use Composer
[Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) is a popular dependency management tool for PHP, created to facilitate installation and updates for project dependencies. Composer is also commonly used to bootstrap new projects based on popular PHP frameworks, such as [Symfony](https://symfony.com/) and [Laravel](https://laravel.com/). In this guide, we’ll see how to install and use Composer on your server. Choose your operating system below to get started.
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