Exploring composer in drupal 8
summary
Step‑by‑step practical guide to using Composer with Drupal 8 that shows exact commands, files and gotchas: explains how composer install/update/require and composer.lock work, how the drupal-project template scaffolds a web/ directory, patches and a Drupal scaffold script, and why updates need --with-dependencies when upgrading core. Covers drush policy to prevent direct module installs, deployment tradeoffs about committing vendor vs relying on Composer, and how to apply and audit contrib patches. Useful if adopting Composer in team workflows.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:10Composer basics
- 14:07Drupal Project explained
- 19:24Common Drupal workflows
- 25:36Behind the scenes details
- 31:45Wrap-up and best practices
- 40:37Q&A session
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