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[Directory](/) 2. / 3. beardcoder/composer-check-updates ActiveComposer-plugin beardcoder/composer-check-updates ================================= Upgrade your composer.json dependencies to the latest versions, ignoring specified versions (inspired by npm-check-updates) v1.0.0(2mo ago)01MITPHPPHP ^8.1 Since Feb 23Pushed 2mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/beardcoder/composer-check-updates)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/beardcoder/composer-check-updates)[ Docs](https://github.com/beardcoder/composer-check-updates)[ RSS](/packages/beardcoder-composer-check-updates/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (2)Versions (2)Used By (0) Composer Check Updates ====================== [](#composer-check-updates) [![Latest Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/144289607b5af19ee1e524e09c227a9e13a029c1d63851bcb30e134a94c2093a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6265617264636f6465722f636f6d706f7365722d636865636b2d757064617465732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/beardcoder/composer-check-updates)[![PHP Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/095ee4db70515ba50654e0ea05762cf6ca273d5c8e7a93998a2b745a457639da/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f7068702d762f6265617264636f6465722f636f6d706f7365722d636865636b2d757064617465732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/beardcoder/composer-check-updates)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/edddae912011c907ed6f3d426d1043fde0a800fefbdb733382716e89413d2096/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f6265617264636f6465722f636f6d706f7365722d636865636b2d757064617465732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE) Upgrade your `composer.json` dependencies to the **latest** versions, ignoring specified version constraints. Inspired by [npm-check-updates](https://github.com/raineorshine/npm-check-updates). Features -------- [](#features) - 🔍 Check for updates beyond your version constraints - 🎨 Color-coded output (red=major, cyan=minor, green=patch) - 🖱️ Interactive mode to select which packages to update - 🎯 Filter packages by name pattern - 📦 Supports both `require` and `require-dev` dependencies Installation ------------ [](#installation) Install globally to use `composer check-updates` or `composer ccu` from any project: ``` composer global require beardcoder/composer-check-updates ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ### Check for updates [](#check-for-updates) ``` # In any project directory with composer.json composer check-updates # Or use the alias composer ccu ``` Example output: ``` Checking 15 packages... Major Upgrades symfony/console ^5.4 → ^7.0 doctrine/orm ^2.14 → ^3.0 Minor Upgrades monolog/monolog ^3.4 → ^3.5 Patch Updates guzzlehttp/guzzle ^7.8.0 → ^7.8.1 Run composer ccu -u to upgrade composer.json Run composer ccu -i for interactive mode ``` ### Update composer.json [](#update-composerjson) ``` # Update all packages to latest versions composer ccu -u # Then install the new versions composer update ``` ### Interactive Mode [](#interactive-mode) Choose which packages to update interactively: ``` composer ccu -i ``` Use arrow keys to navigate, Space to toggle selection, Enter to confirm. ### Filter Packages [](#filter-packages) ``` # Only check symfony packages composer ccu --filter "symfony/*" # Check multiple patterns composer ccu --filter "symfony/*" --filter "doctrine/*" # Exclude packages composer ccu --reject "phpunit/*" # Only dev dependencies composer ccu --dev-only # Only production dependencies composer ccu --prod-only ``` ### Limit Update Types [](#limit-update-types) ``` # Only show minor and patch updates (skip major) composer ccu --minor-only # Only show patch updates composer ccu --patch-only ``` ### Target Version [](#target-version) Control which version to upgrade to: ``` # Upgrade to latest version (default) composer ccu --target latest # Only upgrade to latest minor version (no major upgrades) composer ccu --target minor # Only upgrade to latest patch version (no minor/major upgrades) composer ccu --target patch # Short form composer ccu -t minor ``` ### JSON Output [](#json-output) ``` composer ccu --json ``` ### Specify Working Directory [](#specify-working-directory) ``` composer ccu -d /path/to/project ``` ### Recursive Mode [](#recursive-mode) Check all `composer.json` files in subdirectories (skips `vendor/`, `node_modules/`, `.git/`): ``` # Scan all subdirectories composer ccu --recursive # Limit scan depth composer ccu -r --depth 2 # Combine with other options composer ccu -r --minor-only --json ``` Options ------- [](#options) OptionAliasDescription`--upgrade``-u`Update composer.json with new versions`--interactive``-i`Interactive mode to select packages`--filter``-f`Filter packages by name (supports wildcards)`--reject``-x`Exclude packages by name (supports wildcards)`--target``-t`Target version: latest, minor, patch (default: latest)`--dev-only`Only check dev dependencies`--prod-only`Only check production dependencies`--minor-only`Only show minor and patch updates`--patch-only`Only show patch updates`--json`Output results as JSON`--recursive``-r`Recursively check all composer.json in subdirectories`--depth`Max directory depth for --recursive`--working-dir``-d`Use the given directory as working directoryColor Legend ------------ [](#color-legend) - **Red**: Major upgrade (breaking changes possible) - **Cyan**: Minor upgrade (new features, backwards compatible) - **Green**: Patch update (bug fixes) License ------- [](#license) MIT ### Health Score 35 — LowBetter than 80% of packages Maintenance83 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity1 Limited adoption so far Community6 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity42 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Unknown Total 1 Last Release 85d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7cdefd7af5296ba6c9b9dfbc172d808a587a8535c6ced4ad8dc962a3cc8df97f?d=identicon)[beardcoder](/maintainers/beardcoder) --- Top Contributors [![BreathCodeFlow](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/164152302?v=4)](https://github.com/BreathCodeFlow "BreathCodeFlow (8 commits)") --- Tags plugincomposerupgradepackagesdependenciesupdateoutdatedcheck-updates ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/beardcoder-composer-check-updates/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/beardcoder-composer-check-updates/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/beardcoder-composer-check-updates) ``` ### Alternatives [pyrech/composer-changelogs Display changelogs after each composer update 5904.0M25](/packages/pyrech-composer-changelogs)[dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer PHP\_CodeSniffer Standards Composer Installer Plugin 598161.9M1.9k](/packages/dealerdirect-phpcodesniffer-composer-installer)[ergebnis/composer-normalize Provides a composer plugin for normalizing composer.json. 1.1k37.3M2.1k](/packages/ergebnis-composer-normalize)[sllh/composer-versions-check Checks if packages are up to date to last major versions after update 2352.4M16](/packages/sllh-composer-versions-check)[mwguerra/interactive-upgrader A CLI tool that handles both Composer and npm dependencies for Laravel projects. 1913.7k](/packages/mwguerra-interactive-upgrader) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)