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Question

I'm a little new to Composer so this is just a general question. I've been developing a WP plugin, and I'm requiring a few libraries in via composer. I've uploaded the plugin to a server and I'm having problems. Am I required to run composer install on the server as well as on my localhost?

Answer 1

If you prefer to manage your dependencies with composer during development, you can do so.

But none of the WP workflows (neither the base installation, nor plugins) use composer. WordPress simply expects a folder with your code, it doesn't care about any of the internals, as long as you follow some simple rules .

If your plugin is public, you will have to submit it to the WordPress SVN, but there's no such thing as a build process. Also, WP plugin users will usually neither be interested in, nor have the possibility to, execute composer.

It is up to you if you create your own build process before committing to the WP SVN, or if you create your plugin in a way that it can run from your development code.

However, if you “build” your code before committing it to WP SVN (eg creating cache files, removing development-only dependencies etc.), you could run into discussions with people who insist on getting the original sources, too.