php newb seeing memory exhaustion composer-requiring into snipe-it about sodium_compat HOT 2 CLOSED

No, it's not expected.

Have you tried with Composer 2? The updates they made in the new major version may alleviate some of the memory usage issues you're seeing.

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Have you tried with Composer 2?

It's tricky. The enterprise load includes NO composer for PHP on this 'EL8' OS release. Really! None! So any solution flirts with the kind of supply chain issues we're trying to avoid. (We usually can get by from a common distro-adjacent channel, but it didn't have composer either; I know!)

But hey. I found one, and it worked quickly and without issue, just it's third-party and risky. So I have a solvable problem much more in my portfolio to resolve, and that's a great place to be.

Thanks for the spot of clarity when I needed it. Your simple question was exactly the right hint at the right time.

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