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error to install composer on AWS

I'm trying to deploy the Laravel app to AWS EB via Pipeline when I deploy the app I got this error in log EB

2020/10/18 00:43:08.443797 [INFO] Executing instruction: Install composer dependencies
2020/10/18 00:43:08.443819 [INFO] installing composer dependencies...
2020/10/18 00:43:08.443859 [INFO] Running command /bin/sh -c composer.phar install --no-ansi --no-interaction 
2020/10/18 00:43:08.482582 [ERROR] An error occurred during execution of command [app-deploy] - [Install composer dependencies]. Stop running the command. Error: installing composer dependencies failed with error: Command /bin/sh -c composer.phar install --no-ansi --no-interaction  failed with error exit status 254. Stderr:Sun Oct 18 00:43:08 2020 (12045): Fatal Error Insufficient shared memory!

I have file called 01_deploy.config in .ebextensions/01_deploy.config conatins this:

option_settings:
  # Point the app root to the public/ folder.
  - namespace: aws:elasticbeanstalk:container:php:phpini
    option_name: document_root
    value: /public

  # Set here your php.ini `memory_limit` value.
  - namespace: aws:elasticbeanstalk:container:php:phpini
    option_name: memory_limit
    value: 256M

container_commands:
  01_install_composer_dependencies:
    command: "sudo php /usr/bin/composer.phar install --no-dev --no-interaction --prefer-dist --optimize-autoloader"
    cwd: "/var/app/current"

  02_install_node_dependencies:
    command: "sudo npm install"
    cwd: "/var/app/current"

  03_build_node_assets:
    command: "sudo npm run prod"
    cwd: "/var/app/current"

  04_link_storage_folder:
    command: "php artisan storage:link"
    cwd: "/var/app/current"

  05_run_migrations:
    command: "php artisan migrate --force"
    cwd: "/var/app/current"
    leader_only: true

Where is the problem ?

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ajohnson6494's avatar

Looks like you are running out of memory when running composer.

try changing step 01 to

sudo php -d memory_limit=-1 /usr/bin/composer.phar install --no-dev --no-interaction --prefer-dist --optimize-autoloader

This will set the memory limit to unlimited for this one command.

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