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The command "ddev composer" is used in the context of the DDEV local development environment.
DDEV is a tool that helps in the development and deployment of PHP-based web applications. It provides a Docker-based environment that allows developers to easily set up and manage their local development environment.
The "ddev composer" command is specifically used to execute Composer commands within the DDEV environment. Composer is a dependency management tool for PHP, used to install and manage external libraries and packages required by a PHP project.
By running "ddev composer [command]", you can execute Composer commands, such as "install" to install project dependencies defined in the composer.json file or "update" to update dependencies to their latest versions.
In summary, "ddev composer" is a command provided by DDEV to interact with Composer and manage PHP project dependencies within the DDEV local development environment.