How to run composer.json?

Question

{
    "name": "laravel/laravel",
    "description": "The Laravel Framework.",
    "keywords": ["framework", "laravel"],
    "license": "MIT",
    "require": {
        "laravel/framework": "4.1.*"
    },
    "autoload": {
        "classmap": [
            "app/commands",
            "app/controllers",
            "app/models",
            "app/database/migrations",
            "app/database/seeds",
            "app/tests/TestCase.php"
        ]
    },
    "scripts": {
        "post-install-cmd": [
            "php artisan clear-compiled",
            "php artisan optimize"
        ],
        "post-update-cmd": [
            "php artisan clear-compiled",
            "php artisan optimize"
        ],
        "post-create-project-cmd": [
            "php artisan key:generate"
        ]
    },
    "config": {
        "preferred-install": "dist"
    },
    "minimum-stability": "stable"
}

I'am executing this in my windows console:

php composer.json create-project test2

I just get the above string and nothing happens? how to properly run the composer.json to create a project?

Answer 1

You must download composer:

curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php

or

php -r "readfile('https://getcomposer.org/installer');" | php

and next you should run if you have composer.json file:

composer.phar install

or if you want create new project

composer.phar create-project

Answer 2

use composer update in the same folder that has composer.json, when the composer command (eg. test with composer --version) already exists in your terminal.

Answer 3

i used 'composer install' and it's working good

composer install

or

php composer install

Answer 4

The answer is don't make it so difficult. Why do I need composer, just let me download the files and upload them to my server. Otherwise, I must first study to get a degree in composer rocket science. My time isn't valuable so I like to waste it trying to figure stuff out instead of doing the work for my client.