How can I resolve "Your requirements could not be resolved to an installable set of packages"? [duplicate]
Documentation of Composer can be found at getcomposer.org/doc, especially Troubleshooting section. Usually the dependency problems comes from misconfiguration of your composer.json
and understanding Composer logs comes with experience or learning on trial and error. Documenting every possible errors out of hundreds can become quickly outdated. If you believe some specific error isn't clear enough, you can always raise a new suggestion at the Composer's GitHub page.
As suggested in linked GitHub issue, "Conclusion: don't install" message it could be related to requirements defined in minimum-stability
. Another linked question could be related to Composer's bug as reported at GH-7215.
Errors
Here is a small guide explaining the common Composer's errors:
-
Can only install one of: org/package[x.y.z, X.Y.Z].
If you see this messages, that could be the main cause of the dependency issue. It basically means that based on the Composer's dependency calculation both of these versions are required, but only one major version can be installed (you cannot have both x.y.z and X.Y.Z, unless you split your configuration for different folders). To see
why
these packages are required, use thecomposer why
/depends
command and adjust the dependencies accordingly.See: How to resolve a "Can only install one of:" conflict? & How to solve two packages requirements conflicts when running composer install?
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Installation request for org/package2 (locked at vX.Y.Z)
This message means that there was an installation request for org/package, however, it is locked at X.Y.Z. If the requested version is not compatible with the locked version (like a different major version), you cannot install both. This message often comes along with already mentioned "Can only install one" one. So, whenever you see "locked at", that means Composer reads your installed package version from the
composer.lock
file. To troubleshoot, you can usecomposer why
/depends
command to find why the package was requested and adjust the compatibility, otherwise, you may try to removecomposer.lock
file and start from scratch (ideally from the empty folder).See: Installation failed for laravel/lumen-installer: guzzlehttp/guzzle locked at 6.3.0
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org/package1 vx.y.z conflicts with org/package2[vX.Y.Z].
It is a similar issue as above where two packages are conflicting and you need to solve the dependency manually. Reading the whole context of the message may give you some more clues. Checking the dependency tree may also help (
composer show -t
). -
conflict with your requirements or
minimum-stability
This message means as it reads, so you should check the required version and/or your
minimum-stability
settings.
This can be caused by a package being marked as non-stable and your requirements being "stable only. See: But these conflict with your requirements or minimum-stability
Or because of conflicts with other installed packages. See: How to identify what is preventing Composer from installing latest version of a package?.
For any other errors, check out the official Composer's Troubleshooting page.
Troubleshooting
Here are more suggestions how to troubleshoot the Composer dependency issues in general:
- Add
-v
/-vv
/-vvv
parameter to your command for more verbose output. - Run
composer diagnose
to check for common errors to help debugging problems. - If you seeing "locked at x.y.z" messages, it relates to packages locked in your
composer.lock
. - Test your
composer.json
on the empty folder. - Keep your
composer.json
to minimum. - Run
composer show -t
to see your current dependency tree. - Run
composer show -a org/package x.y.z
to check the details about the package. - Feel free to ask a new question at Stack Overflow.
To fully debug Composer's dependency problem, you can:
- Analyse or modify the source code (e.g.
DependencyResolver/Problem.php
). - Run Composer under XDebug, either by the breakpoint or generating a full or partial trace file.
Useful threads explaining common errors:
- How to resolve a "Can only install one of:" conflict?
- composer.json fails to resolve installable set of package
- Discover latest versions of Composer packages when dependencies are locked
- When trying to install php-jwt facing trouble with auth0
- Reference - Composer error "Your PHP version does not satisfy requirements" after upgrading PHP
- How to identify what is preventing Composer from installing latest version of a package?