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How to get Composer running on SiteGround shared

  1. Download getcomposer.org/composer.phar to your account's home directory — /home/username.
  2. Edit .bashrc file in same directory by adding alias composer='/usr/local/php56/bin/php-cli ~/composer.phar' line. Update php56 part to current relevant version, if necessary.
  3. Restart SSH session or run source ~/.bashrc to reload config.
  4. Use composer command!