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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. mnsami/composer-custom-directory-installer ActiveComposer-plugin[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) mnsami/composer-custom-directory-installer ========================================== A composer plugin, to help install packages of different types in custom paths. 2.0.0(5y ago)1395.0M—2.7%24[4 issues](https://github.com/mnsami/composer-custom-directory-installer/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/mnsami/composer-custom-directory-installer/pulls)20MITPHPPHP >=5.3 Since Jul 28Pushed 11mo ago7 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/mnsami/composer-custom-directory-installer)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/mnsami/composer-custom-directory-installer)[ RSS](/packages/mnsami-composer-custom-directory-installer/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (8)Dependencies (1)Versions (18)Used By (20) composer-custom-directory-installer =================================== [](#composer-custom-directory-installer) A composer plugin to install different types of Composer packages in custom directories outside the default `vendor` folder. This is not another `composer-installer` library for supporting non-composer package types i.e. `application` .. etc. This is only to add the flexibility of installing composer packages outside the vendor folder. This package only supports `composer` package types, > The type of the package. It defaults to library. > > Package types are used for custom installation logic. If you have a package that needs some special logic, you can define a custom type. This could be a symfony-bundle, a wordpress-plugin or a typo3-module. These types will all be specific to certain projects, and they will need to provide an installer capable of installing packages of that type. How to use ---------- [](#how-to-use) - Include the composer plugin into your `composer.json` `require` section:: ``` "require":{ "php": ">=5.3", "mnsami/composer-custom-directory-installer": "1.1.*", "monolog/monolog": "*" } ``` - In the `extra` section define the custom directory you want to the package to be installed in:: ``` "extra":{ "installer-paths":{ "./monolog/": ["monolog/monolog"] } } ``` by adding the `installer-paths` part, you are telling composer to install the `monolog` package inside the `monolog` folder in your root directory. - As an added new feature, we have added more flexibility in defining your download directory same like the `composer/installers`, in other words you can use variables like `{$vendor}` and `{$name}` in your `installer-path` section:: ``` "extra": { "installer-paths": { "./customlibs/{$vendor}/db/{$name}": ["doctrine/orm"] } } ``` the above will manage to install the `doctrine/orm` package in the root folder of your project, under `customlibs`. Note ---- [](#note) Composer `type: project` is not supported in this installer, as packages with type `project` only make sense to be used with application shells like `symfony/framework-standard-edition`, to be required by another package. ### Health Score 52 — FairBetter than 96% of packages Maintenance37 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity60 Solid adoption and visibility Community33 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity67 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 93.8% 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 Every ~347 days Recently: every ~468 days Total 8 Last Release 1884d ago Major Versions 1.1.1 → 2.0.02020-08-18 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/579064?v=4)[Mina Nabil Sami](/maintainers/mnsami)[@mnsami](https://github.com/mnsami) --- Top Contributors [![mnsami](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/579064?v=4)](https://github.com/mnsami "mnsami (45 commits)")[![alesrebec](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/426177?v=4)](https://github.com/alesrebec "alesrebec (1 commits)")[![chr-hertel](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2852185?v=4)](https://github.com/chr-hertel "chr-hertel (1 commits)")[![sagudev](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16504129?v=4)](https://github.com/sagudev "sagudev (1 commits)") --- Tags composercomposer-installercomposer-packagescomposer-pluginflexibilitycomposercomposer-plugincomposer-installer ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/mnsami-composer-custom-directory-installer/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/mnsami-composer-custom-directory-installer/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/mnsami-composer-custom-directory-installer) ``` ### Alternatives [vaimo/composer-patches Applies a patch from a local or remote file to any package that is part of a given composer project. 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