https://repo.magento.com/packages.json" file could not be downloaded: allow_url_fopen must be enable

[MarkStevenCowan]

I'm installing fresh using command line and when I get to the step:

composer create-project --repository-url=https://repo.magento.com/ magento/project-community-edition public_html

I get the following error msg:

[Composer\Downloader\TransportException]
The "https://repo.magento.com/packages.json" file could not be downloaded: allow_url_fopen must be enabled in php.ini (https://
wrapper is disabled in the server configuration by allow_url_fopen=0
failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found)

The issue here is I do have allow_url_fopen On, and have double-checked it using a phpinfo.php file

I'm stuck, any one else run into this issue and found success?

By the way, I'm on a VPS and have full access to WHM cPanel and all settings

[theMageComp]

Hello @MarkStevenCowan 

Isn't this solutions are working for you?

https://community.magento.com/t5/Magento-2-x-Technical-Issues/allow-url-fopen-ENABLED-but-composer-r...

[MarkStevenCowan]

No that wont wor either.

Further info:

I checked using:

[orgorg@server public_html]$ php -i | grep allow_url_fopen
allow_url_fopen => On => On

So it's on but still getting:

[Composer\Downloader\TransportException]
The "https://repo.magento.com/packages.json" file could not be downloaded: allow_url_fopen must be enabled in php.ini (https://
wrapper is disabled in the server configuration by allow_url_fopen=0
failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found)

[Aims Infosoft]

Hello @MarkStevenCowan 

Please follow below steps to fix your issue

1. Please run command like

php composer.phar -dallow_url_fopen=1 create-project --repository-url=https://repo.magento.com/ magento/project-community-edition public_html

You can download composer.phar file from here https://getcomposer.org/download/

if you have full path of composer than please run command like

php <full path of composer>

-dallow_url_fopen=1 create-project --repository-url=https://repo.magento.com/ magento/project-community-edition public_html

<full path of composer> = should be /opt/cpanel/composer/bin/composer 

2. you should enable allow_url_fopen from php.ini file of server

3. you can enable allow_url_fopen from cpanel https://chemicloud.com/kb/article/how-to-enable-or-disable-allow_url_fopen-in-cpanel/

Let me know if you still facing any issue

If my answer is useful, please Accept as Solution & give Kudos

Thank you

Aims Infosoft

[aquiltanve4e7c]

php8.1 -d allow_url_fopen=on /usr/local/bin/composer create-project --repository-url=https://repo.magento.com/ magento/project-community-edition

make sure composer.phar file is in the path /usr/local/bin/composer

if you dont have composer.phar then - go here and download - https://getcomposer.org/download/