WampServer

I am trying to install a dependency management tool called composer(getcomposer.org). The installation requires me to run a CLI script to download files using HTTPS. The command line text is:
php -r "eval('?>'.file_get_contents('https://getcomposer.org/installer'))

When I run this I get the follow message:
Unable to find wrapper - "https" - did you forget to enable it?

I have enable php_openssl and also the sslmodule in apache, but I still get the same error.

You need to set this option in the php.ini file

allow_url_fopen = On

Remember to edit the php.ini file that the CLI uses, which is the php.ini in c:\wamp\bin\php\php5.x.y\php.ini

The version that is edited by using the wampmanager -> PHP -> php.ini will not edit the correct file that is used by the CLI

Just go to the Url in your browser , download the file

Then point the get contents to the local copy!

Steven Martin
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Dearest Riggs,

Once again, your knowledge has saved me much time and effort.

It is the un-documented or a comment in passing regarding the bits of information to get a technology to work that cost so much time. I had no idea that there were multiple php.ini files. The php_openssl was not set in the CLI php.ini.

It would be nice if WAMP would include php.ini(CLI) in the pop up menu system.

The allow_url_fileopen was the other piece of the puzzle I needed.

Thank you.

I had worked around the initial file download, but Composer uses a compiled script that downloads dozens of other files using https protocol. So using my browser was not an option.

Great,

But, this is standard PHP functionality.

There is no point in WAMP documenting how PHP works when PHP already do that job.

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