Why is Composer Requiring the OpenSSL Extension for SSL/TLS Protection?

Composer Requires OpenSSL Extension for SSL/TLS Protection: Troubleshooting

When using the Composer create-project command to initialize a Flarum project, you may encounter the following error message:

[RuntimeException]
The openssl extension is required for SSL/TLS protection but is not available. If you can not enable the openssl extension, you can disable this error, at your own risk, by setting the 'disable-tls' option to true.

This error indicates that Composer requires the openssl extension to establish SSL/TLS connections for secure communication. To resolve this issue, you have two options:

Option 1: Enable the OpenSSL Extension

1. Ensure that the PHP Openssl extension is installed and enabled in your php.ini file.
2. On Linux/OSx, add or uncomment this line: extension=php_openssl.so
3. On Windows, add or uncomment this line: extension=php_openssl.dll
4. Reload your PHP-FPM or web server.

Option 2: Disable TLS for Composer (Not Recommended)

Warning: This option is not recommended for production environments due to security risks.

1. Run the following command to disable TLS for Composer:

   composer config -g --disable-tls true

2. Re-run your Composer command.

Additional Note:

As of PHP 7.4, the extension name has been simplified to extension=openssl for Windows.

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