How to add Composer to a chrooted environment in Plesk?

Question

How to add Composer to a chrooted environment in Plesk?

Answer

Note: Such kind of setup is not possible to be done through Plesk Interface.

1. Connect to the server via SSH

2. Download the latest update-chroot.zip archive and unpack it:

   # wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plesk/kb-scripts/master/update-chroot/update-chroot.sh
   # chmod u+x ./update-chroot.sh

3. Add PHP to the chrooted template. Use the following article for detailed steps: How to add new programs to a chrooted shell environment template?

   Note: If Plesk PHP is intended to be used instead of OS PHP, use solution from the following article to set it as default: How to specify PHP version for command line php for user on Plesk server

   Click here to proceed with instructions for CentOS/RHEL/CloudLinux/Almalinux 

   4. Add PHP Composer with the data files to the template:

      # ./update-chroot.sh --add /usr/bin/composer
      # mkdir -p /var/www/vhosts/chroot/usr/lib64/plesk-9.0/
      # cp -a /usr/lib64/plesk-9.0/composer.phar /var/www/vhosts/chroot/usr/lib64/plesk-9.0/

   5. Create aliases for /opt/plesk/php/7.4/bin/php and /usr/lib64/plesk-9.0/composer.phar files for chroot environment:

      Note: Change /opt/plesk/php/7.4/bin/php with the required PHP version

      # ln -s /opt/plesk/php/7.4/bin/php /var/www/vhosts/chroot/bin/php

      # ln -s /usr/lib64/plesk-9.0/composer.phar /var/www/vhosts/chroot/composer

   6. Add programs required for the Composer functioning to the template:

      # ./update-chroot.sh --add env

   7. Apply template changes to all domains:

      # ./update-chroot.sh --apply all

   Click here to proceed with instructions for Debian/Ubuntu

   4. Add PHP Composer with the data files to the template:

      # ./update-chroot.sh --add /usr/bin/composer
      # mkdir -p /var/www/vhosts/chroot/usr/lib/plesk-9.0/
      # cp -a /usr/lib/plesk-9.0/composer.phar /var/www/vhosts/chroot/usr/lib/plesk-9.0/

   5. Create aliases for /opt/plesk/php/7.4/bin/php and /usr/lib/plesk-9.0/composer.phar files for chroot environment:

      Note: Change /opt/plesk/php/7.4/bin/php with the required PHP version

      # ln -s /opt/plesk/php/7.4/bin/php /var/www/vhosts/chroot/bin/php

      # ln -s /usr/lib/plesk-9.0/composer.phar /var/www/vhosts/chroot/composer

   6. Add programs required for the Composer functioning to the template:

      # ./update-chroot.sh --add env

   7. Apply template changes to all domains:

      # ./update-chroot.sh --apply all

Additional information

How to run Composer with Plesk PHP