
Lately I’ve been able to find these commands on Drupal module release pages, like this Token release page. Q: What is the syntax for adding entries to the composer.json file?Ī: You can add entries to the composer.json file manually, but I’ve found it easiest to add entries to that file using commands like these at the command line: Drush 9 no longer supports updating Drupal and leaves the work to Composer. Drupal core uses Composer to manage core dependencies like Symfony components and Guzzle. Q: What is Composer, and how does it work with Drush 9?Ī: Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. Q: How do I make a database backup with Drush? Drupal core specifies Symfony 2.8.*, so even though there are newer versions of Symfony, Composer keeps you on 2.8 because that's what core wants. In composer.json you can limit which versions you accept for a dependency. Q: From this page: What does it mean when `composer outdated` shows components that need updating, but the `composer update` command indicates that nothing needs to be updated?Ī: Nothing. I thought I’d put some Drupal/Composer/Drush FAQs here so I don’t have to keep searching for them.
#UPDATE DRUPAL CORE 7 DRUSH UPDATE#
If you need to update Drupal core I hope that information helps. This Debug Academy page helped me find that solution.

Including those that are root requirements. with-all-dependencies: Add also all dependencies of whitelisted packages to the whitelist, with-dependencies: Add also dependencies of whitelisted packages to the whitelist,

Here’s some information on the differences between -with-dependencies versus -with-all-dependencies, from the Composer documentation: Update: I had that same problem on March 20, 2019, with the Drupal 8.6.13 security update, and once again the -with-all-dependencies flag solved the Drupal core update problem. This command did not work:Ĭomposer update drupal/core -with-dependenciesĬomposer update drupal/core -with-all-dependencies Today (August 1, 2018) I had a problem trying to get Composer to update my website from Drupal 8.5.5 to Drupal 8.5.6, where 8.5.6 is a security update. Installing a Drupal security update with Composer

Suffice it to say, if you plan to keep working with Drupal 8, you’ll want to learn about how Composer works. I found the solution to the problem at this SO page. OUTPUT: Package "drupal/core" listed for update is not installed.
