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title: 'Use `composer why-not` to see why a dependency cannot be installed'
tweet_id: '1479467931159334915'
thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-01
author_username: freekmurze
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created_at: 2022-01-07T15:00:16+00:00
slug: use-composer-why-not-to-see-why-a-dependency-cannot-be-installed
---
🔥 Composer has a `why-not` command that will tell you why it won’t install a particular version of a package
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