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PHP Maintaining Consistent Environments

Posted by Mister Moody
Mister Moody
48,333 Points

When to Commit Composer Vendor Files to a Version Control System

I understand that I should not include the composer vendor folder when committing a project to a version control system. I also understand that I should include the composer.lock file when committing to a VCS.

That said, I would like to know if I should commit the the composer.json file to VCS as well.

Ben Payne
Ben Payne
1,464 Points

Hey Mister M. - Yes in my opinion you should commit both. The composer.json file determines your dependencies and version ranges. The composer.lock file determines that actual dependency and version installed.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,

Ben

1 Answer

Mister Moody
Mister Moody
48,333 Points
Mister Moody
Mister Moody
48,333 Points

Thanks again @benpayne0925!

I feel like we should be collaborating on a project with all of the assistance that you have given me!