Step 1: Install PHP
Composer requires PHP 5.3 or higher… to install PHP (7.2) on Ubuntu, run the commands below
sudo apt install php7.2
Step 2: Install Composer
Now that PHP is installed… you can now run the commands below to install Composer
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
The commands above will download Composer from its maintainer page and install it into the /usr/local/bin directory… this is a local global directory for application executables…
All settings correct for using Composer
Downloading...
Composer (version 1.6.4) successfully installed to: /usr/local/bin/composer
Use it: php /usr/local/bin/composer
Now simply run the commands below to test whether Composer is installed.
composer
The output should look like something below
[email protected]:~$ composer
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/ ____/___ ____ ___ ____ ____ ________ _____
/ / / __ \/ __ `__ \/ __ \/ __ \/ ___/ _ \/ ___/
/ /___/ /_/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ (__ ) __/ /
\____/\____/_/ /_/ /_/ .___/\____/____/\___/_/
/_/
Composer version 1.6.4 2018-04-13 12:04:24
Usage:
command [options] [arguments]
Options:
-h, --help Display this help message
-q, --quiet Do not output any message
-V, --version Display this application version
--ansi Force ANSI output
--no-ansi Disable ANSI output
-n, --no-interaction Do not ask any interactive question
--profile Display timing and memory usage information
--no-plugins Whether to disable plugins.
-d, --working-dir=WORKING-DIR If specified, use the given directory as working directory.
-v|vv|vvv, --verbose Increase the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debug
Step 3: Install PHP_CodeSniffer with Composer
If you use Composer, you can install PHP_CodeSniffer system-wide with the following command:
composer global require "squizlabs/php_codesniffer=*" composer global require squizlabs/php_codesniffer composer global require wp-coding-standards/wpcs composer global require phpcompatibility/php-compatibility composer global require dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer
If installation completed rune this comment to test phpcs -i
not working this comment? You need to dow create symbolic link
sudo ln -s ~/.config/composer/vendor/bin/phpcs /usr/bin/phpcs
Step 4: Install the WordPress Coding Standards Sniffs
First go to /usr/local/bin/
git clone -b master https://github.com/WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards.git wpcs
Configure phpcs to use the WordPress Coding Standards sniffs
phpcs --config-set installed_paths /usr/local/bin/wpcs
To verify you’ve configured phpcs correctly, run phpcs -i . You should see the following:
The installed coding standards are PSR12, Squiz, Zend, PSR2, MySource, PSR1, PEAR, WordPress, WordPress-Docs, WordPress-Core and WordPress-Extra
Step 5:
Add this code in VSC settings.
"phpcbf.standard": "WordPress",
and install VS Code extension WordPress VS Code Extension Pack
