Message: Set sys_temp_dir in your php.ini after installed composer

Question

I've tried to install composer for my CodeIgniter project.

The installation was successful. But, when I type on command-line composer --version, it shows:

PHP temp directory (C:\Users\petik\AppData\Local\Temp) does not exist or is not writable to Composer. Set sys_temp_dir in your php.ini
Composer version 1.4.2 2017-05-17 08:17:52

Can anyone help?

Answer 1

Change TEMP folder in php.ini. look for entry sys_temp_dir in your php.ini file and change the tmp location and set correct permissions.

Answer 2

Or if you use Windows you have to run your command line like an administrator "Run as administrator"

Answer 3

I have same error on an debian where /tmp partition was full. Purge rm -rf /tmp/*, and message gone. May this help.

Answer 4

For this error, If you don't have permission to edit php.ini file. My temporary solution is:

php -d open_base_dir="." -d sys_temp_dir="." /usr/local/bin/composer -v

You can run all your composer commands like this:

php -d open_base_dir="." -d sys_temp_dir="." /usr/local/bin/composer install
php -d open_base_dir="." -d sys_temp_dir="." /usr/local/bin/composer update

You can also use this command in other operations e.g.: In magento2 for phpcbf:

php -d open_base_dir="." -d sys_temp_dir="."  vendor/bin/phpcbf --standard=Magento2 magento2/app/code/example/StockReserve --report-file="StockReserveAutoFixed.txt"

php -d sets variable in command line.

Answer 5

In my case I got the solution by doing the following steps:

1. Search view advance system settings then go to environment variables then in user variables edit TEMP and TMP both. And change them to C:\Users\Bappy\AppData\Local\Temp (here Bappy is User name)
2. Then go to xampp>php>php.ini and find sys_temp_dir and set sys_temp_dir = "/temp"