how to install php composer?

[macports at parvis.nl]

> On 17 Dec 2017, at 19:57, Bill Cole <macportsusers-20171215 at billmail.scconsult.com> wrote:
> 
> On 17 Dec 2017, at 11:17 (-0500), macports at parvis.nl wrote:
> [...]
>> then i found the following:  https://github.com/sjorek/MacPorts-PHP
>> 
>> it looks it works like a local port installation.
>> 
>> as this isnt a formal port i think i cannot create a ticket.
> 
> You could (and arguably SHOULD) open an "Issue" on that GitHub repository. Apparently the developer failed to recognize some dependencies.
> 
>> this is what happens:
>> 
>> # port install composer composer-php56 composer-select +iconv +openssl
>> --->  Cleaning composer
>> --->  Computing dependencies for composer-php56
>> --->  Building composer-php56
>> Error: Failed to build composer-php56:
>> Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/opt/local/lib/php56/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20131226/gd.so' - dlopen(/opt/local/lib/php56/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20131226/gd.so, 9): image not found in Unknown on line 0
>> 
>> Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/opt/local/lib/php56/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20131226/gdchart.so' - dlopen(/opt/local/lib/php56/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20131226/gdchart.so, 9): image not found in Unknown on line 0
>> All settings correct for using Composer
>> PHP Warning:  PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/opt/local/lib/php56/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20131226/gd.so' - dlopen(/opt/local/lib/php56/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20131226/gd.so, 9): image not found in Unknown on line 0
>> PHP Warning:  PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/opt/local/lib/php56/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20131226/gdchart.so' - dlopen(/opt/local/lib/php56/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20131226/gdchart.so, 9): image not found in Unknown on line 0
>> Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_Users_paul_Develop_macports_MacPorts-PHP_php_composer/composer-php56/main.log for details.
>> Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report a bug.
>> Error: Processing of port composer-php56 failed
>> 
>> so it probably isnt the right way too.
> 
> So, the missing dependencies are (at least) php56-gd and php56-gd-chart.

- i opened an issue on github.
- after installing php56-gd and php56-gdchart it installs.

thank you Bill.
paul.