Andrew Fletcher published: 18 August 2022 5 minutes read
This article works through the steps to update dependencies in the composer.json file to the latest version.
Use composer outdated to suggest the latest versions.
composer outdatedWhereas, to return a complete list of packages where packages that need an update are coloured red, the up-to-date ones are coloured green
composer show -l
Steps from above with responses
Updating packages to a version supported by the constraints use:
composer updateWhereas, if you want to update the constraints as well you can use:
composer require
Outdated
composer outdatedResponse
Direct dependencies:
drush/drush 10.6.2 11.1.1 Drush is a command line shell and scripting interface for Drupal, a veritable Swiss Army knife designed to make life easier for those of us who spend some of our working hours h...
Transitive dependencies:
asm89/stack-cors 1.3.0 v2.1.1 Cross-origin resource sharing library and stack middleware
chi-teck/drupal-code-generator 1.33.1 2.5.3 Drupal code generator
consolidation/config 1.2.1 2.1.1 Provide configuration services for a commandline tool.
consolidation/filter-via-dot-access-data 1.0.0 2.0.2 This project uses dflydev/dot-access-data to provide simple output filtering for applications built with annotated-command / Robo.
consolidation/log 2.1.1 3.0.0 Improved Psr-3 / Psr\Log logger based on Symfony Console components.
consolidation/site-process 4.2.0 5.0.0 A thin wrapper around the Symfony Process Component that allows applications to use the Site Alias library to specify the target for a remote call.
dflydev/dot-access-data v1.1.0 v3.0.1 Given a deep data structure, access data by dot notation.
doctrine/cache 1.13.0 2.2.0 PHP Doctrine Cache library is a popular cache implementation that supports many different drivers such as redis, memcache, apc, mongodb and others.
doctrine/common 2.13.3 3.3.0 PHP Doctrine Common project is a library that provides additional functionality that other Doctrine projects depend on such as better reflection support, persistence interfaces,...
doctrine/inflector 1.4.4 2.0.4 PHP Doctrine Inflector is a small library that can perform string manipulations with regard to upper/lowercase and singular/plural forms of words.
doctrine/persistence 1.3.8 3.0.3 The Doctrine Persistence project is a set of shared interfaces and functionality that the different Doctrine object mappers share.
doctrine/reflection 1.2.3 1.2.3 The Doctrine Reflection project is a simple library used by the various Doctrine projects which adds some additional functionality on top of the reflection functionality that co...
Package doctrine/reflection is abandoned, you should avoid using it. Use roave/better-reflection instead.
grasmash/expander 1.0.0 3.0.0 Expands internal property references in PHP arrays file.
grasmash/yaml-expander 1.4.0 3.0.2 Expands internal property references in a yaml file.
guzzlehttp/guzzle 6.5.8 7.4.5 Guzzle is a PHP HTTP client library
guzzlehttp/psr7 1.9.0 2.4.0 PSR-7 message implementation that also provides common utility methods
laminas/laminas-diactoros 2.11.3 2.14.0 PSR HTTP Message implementations
laminas/laminas-escaper 2.9.0 2.10.0 Securely and safely escape HTML, HTML attributes, JavaScript, CSS, and URLs
laminas/laminas-feed 2.17.0 2.18.2 provides functionality for consuming RSS and Atom feeds
laminas/laminas-stdlib 3.7.1 3.11.0 SPL extensions, array utilities, error handlers, and more
league/container 3.4.1 4.2.0 A fast and intuitive dependency injection container.
psr/cache 1.0.1 3.0.0 Common interface for caching libraries
psr/container 1.1.2 2.0.2 Common Container Interface (PHP FIG PSR-11)
psr/log 1.1.4 3.0.0 Common interface for logging libraries
psy/psysh v0.10.12 v0.11.8 An interactive shell for modern PHP.
swiftmailer/swiftmailer v6.3.0 v6.3.0 Swiftmailer, free feature-rich PHP mailer
Package swiftmailer/swiftmailer is abandoned, you should avoid using it. Use symfony/mailer instead.
symfony-cmf/routing 2.3.4 3.0.1 Extends the Symfony routing component for dynamic routes and chaining several routers
symfony/console v4.4.44 v6.1.3 Eases the creation of beautiful and testable command line interfaces
symfony/debug v4.4.44 v4.4.44 Provides tools to ease debugging PHP code
Package symfony/debug is abandoned, you should avoid using it. Use symfony/error-handler instead.
symfony/dependency-injection v4.4.44 v6.1.3 Allows you to standardize and centralize the way objects are constructed in your application
symfony/deprecation-contracts v2.5.2 v3.1.1 A generic function and convention to trigger deprecation notices
symfony/error-handler v4.4.44 v6.1.3 Provides tools to manage errors and ease debugging PHP code
symfony/event-dispatcher v4.4.44 v6.1.0 Provides tools that allow your application components to communicate with each other by dispatching events and listening to them
symfony/event-dispatcher-contracts v1.1.13 v3.1.1 Generic abstractions related to dispatching event
symfony/filesystem v4.4.42 v6.1.3 Provides basic utilities for the filesystem
symfony/finder v5.4.11 v6.1.3 Finds files and directories via an intuitive fluent interface
symfony/http-client-contracts v2.5.2 v3.1.1 Generic abstractions related to HTTP clients
symfony/http-foundation v4.4.44 v6.1.3 Defines an object-oriented layer for the HTTP specification
symfony/http-kernel v4.4.44 v6.1.3 Provides a structured process for converting a Request into a Response
symfony/mime v5.4.11 v6.1.3 Allows manipulating MIME messages
symfony/polyfill-ctype v1.25.0 v1.26.0 Symfony polyfill for ctype functions
symfony/polyfill-iconv v1.25.0 v1.26.0 Symfony polyfill for the Iconv extension
symfony/polyfill-intl-idn v1.25.0 v1.26.0 Symfony polyfill for intl's idn_to_ascii and idn_to_utf8 functions
symfony/polyfill-intl-normalizer v1.25.0 v1.26.0 Symfony polyfill for intl's Normalizer class and related functions
symfony/polyfill-mbstring v1.25.0 v1.26.0 Symfony polyfill for the Mbstring extension
symfony/polyfill-php80 v1.25.0 v1.26.0 Symfony polyfill backporting some PHP 8.0+ features to lower PHP versions
symfony/process v4.4.44 v6.1.3 Executes commands in sub-processes
symfony/routing v4.4.44 v6.1.3 Maps an HTTP request to a set of configuration variables
symfony/serializer v4.4.44 v6.1.3 Handles serializing and deserializing data structures, including object graphs, into array structures or other formats like XML and JSON.
symfony/service-contracts v2.5.2 v3.1.1 Generic abstractions related to writing services
symfony/translation v4.4.44 v6.1.3 Provides tools to internationalize your application
symfony/translation-contracts v2.5.2 v3.1.1 Generic abstractions related to translation
symfony/validator v4.4.44 v6.1.3 Provides tools to validate values
symfony/var-dumper v5.4.11 v6.1.3 Provides mechanisms for walking through any arbitrary PHP variable
symfony/yaml v4.4.44 v6.1.3 Loads and dumps YAML files
twig/twig v2.15.2 v3.4.2 Twig, the flexible, fast, and secure template language for PHP
webmozart/path-util 2.3.0 2.3.0 A robust cross-platform utility for normalizing, comparing and modifying file paths.
How to update a package
Use composer require {package}. Using the above table and updating Drush the command will be
composer require drush 11.1.1Handy references for the composer require command:
| option | description |
|---|---|
| --dev | Add packages to require-dev |
| --dry-run | Simulate the command without actually doing anything |
| --no-progress | Removes the progress display that can mess with some terminals or scripts which don't handle backspace characters |
| --no-update | Disables the automatic update of the dependencies (implies --no-install) |
| --update-no-dev | Run the dependency update with the --no-dev option |
| --update-with-dependencies (-w) | Also update dependencies of the newly required packages, except those that are root requirements |
| --update-with-all-dependencies (-W) | Also update dependencies of the newly required packages, including those that are root requirements |
| --ignore-platform-reqs | ignore all platform requirements (php, hhvm, lib-* and ext-*) and force the installation even if the local machine does not fulfill these. See also the platform config option |
| --ignore-platform-req | ignore a specific platform requirement(php, hhvm, lib-* and ext-*) and force the installation even if the local machine does not fulfill it. Multiple requirements can be ignored via wildcard |
| --prefer-stable | Prefer stable versions of dependencies |
| --prefer-lowest | Prefer lowest versions of dependencies. Useful for testing minimal versions of requirements, generally used with --prefer-stable |
| --sort-packages | Keep packages sorted in composer.json |
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