How to set $PATH Variable for composer in cPanel as required by the new Drupal CMS to enable automatic updates
With the Launch of the new Drupal CMS V1 on January 15th 2025, excitement was allover the place with the notable new features like Automatic Updates built into the core. On my first try i ran into this error; The composer executable cannot be found. Make sure it's installed and in the $PATH to enable auto updates. The challenge was the shared cPanel hosting i was using. Drupal CMS specifically requires composer to be installed under / usr/bin/composer, a feature normally common with dedicated servers. cPanel characteristically installs Composer under /opt/cpanel/composer/bin/composer for
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Don't choose Drupal first!!! Why?
So recently someone that just ventured in the web design world was fascinated by my use of terminal a lot when doing web projects. He asked me what CMS I use. I told him that I use Drupal. So here is the interesting thing; This guy comes over to my place to help him troubleshoot a CSS issue which had been bothering him while working on his HTML template which mind you he copy pasted from some random site. No Pun intended here but my point is he was mesmerized by my use of terminal 90% of the time and he wanted so much to venture into the use of Drupal as a beginner to kickstart his career. His
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