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error while installing new laravel project with composer

I running laravel Herd on windows, when I run the command composer create-project "laravel/laravel:^10.0" example-app I get the error below. I have tried downloading the .pem file and pasting in .comfig/Herd/config directory and restarted the computer countless times, but still no way out.


Creating a "laravel/laravel:10.0" project at "./example-app"

In CurlDownloader.php line 390:

  curl error 60 while downloading https://repo.packagist.org/packages.json: SSL certificate problem: unable to get lo
  cal issuer certificate


create-project [-s|--stability STABILITY] [--prefer-source] [--prefer-dist] [--prefer-install PREFER-INSTALL] [--repository REPOSITORY] [--repository-url REPOSITORY-URL] [--add-repository] [--dev] [--no-dev] [--no-custom-installers] [--no-scripts] [--no-progress] [--no-secure-http] [--keep-vcs] [--remove-vcs] [--no-install] [--no-audit] [--audit-format AUDIT-FORMAT] [--ignore-platform-req IGNORE-PLATFORM-REQ] [--ignore-platform-reqs] [--ask] [--] [<package> [<directory> [<version>]]]
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LaryAI
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1 year ago
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The error you're encountering is related to SSL certificate verification when Composer tries to download packages. This is a common issue on Windows systems where the local certificate authority (CA) file is not properly configured. Here are the steps to resolve this issue:

  1. Download the CA Certificate:

    • Download the cacert.pem file from the official cURL website: cacert.pem.

  2. Configure PHP to Use the CA Certificate:

    • Locate your php.ini file. This file is usually found in your PHP installation directory.
    • Open php.ini in a text editor.
    • Find the line that starts with ;curl.cainfo and remove the semicolon (;) to uncomment it.
    • Set the path to the downloaded cacert.pem file. For example: 
      curl.cainfo = "C:\path\to\cacert.pem"
    • Similarly, find the line that starts with ;openssl.cafile and uncomment it, setting the same path: 
      openssl.cafile = "C:\path\to\cacert.pem"

  3. Restart Your Command Line or Terminal:

    • Close and reopen your command line or terminal to ensure the changes take effect.

  4. Try Running the Composer Command Again:

    • Run your original command to create a new Laravel project: 
      composer create-project "laravel/laravel:^10.0" example-app

By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the SSL certificate issue and successfully create a new Laravel project using Composer. If the problem persists, ensure that the path to cacert.pem is correct and that there are no typos in your php.ini configuration.

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