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Eclipse PDT Composer
Use Composer with Eclipse PDT without treating IDE UI as the only package manager.
Composer root discovery
Open the directory that contains composer.json. Let PDT recognize Composer metadata where supported, and always keep terminal Composer commands available.
Autoload and include paths
Prefer Composer PSR autoloading over hand-maintained include path lists copied from Zend Studio. Remove obsolete library paths that fight vendor/autoload.php.
Scripts and quality tools
Document composer test / composer analyze scripts and run them from PDT’s external tools or terminal. Do not rely on silent IDE-only runners.
Platform alignment
After install, run composer check-platform-reqs against the same PHP binary configured in PDT.
Verification and maintenance
Eclipse PDT Composer was reviewed for this seed on 2026-08-09. Confirm current releases and extension publishers through Composer Documentation before adopting recommendations.
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