# Unable to install skeleton framework

**URL:** <https://discourse.slimframework.com/t/unable-to-install-skeleton-framework/1301>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [March 21, 2017, 6:40am UTC](https://discourse.slimframework.com/t/unable-to-install-skeleton-framework/1301 "2017-03-21T06:40:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![p3aul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e274bd/32.png) [@p3aul](https://discourse.slimframework.com/u/p3aul)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 6:40am UTC](https://discourse.slimframework.com/t/unable-to-install-skeleton-framework/1301/1 "2017-03-21T06:40:57Z")

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For some reason I get errors when trying to use composer.phar I can type composer and i get the composer logo and all. I can use Php cli just fine. but when I try to use php composer.phar create-project slim/slim-skeleton slimp I get the error:  
Could not open input file: composer.phar  
Is there some other way to to download slim-skeleton?  
Thanks,  
Paul

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**Author:** ![akrabat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.slimframework.com/akrabat/32/9_2.png) [@akrabat](https://discourse.slimframework.com/u/akrabat)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 7:01am UTC](https://discourse.slimframework.com/t/unable-to-install-skeleton-framework/1301/2 "2017-03-21T07:01:06Z")

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If typing `compser` works on it’s own, then use that rather than `php composer.phar`.

i.e.

```
composer create-project slim/slim-skeleton [my-app-name]
```

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**Author:** ![supervan1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.slimframework.com/supervan1/32/362_2.png) [@supervan1](https://discourse.slimframework.com/u/supervan1)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.slimframework.com/t/unable-to-install-skeleton-framework/1301/3 "2017-03-28T15:27:09Z")

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if you use composer on ubuntu, just install it using …  
curl -sS [https://getcomposer.org/installer](https://getcomposer.org/installer) | sudo php – --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

change to your web dir and install slim etc… using  
sudo composer require slim/slim  
sudo composer require slim/twig-view  
sudo composer require slim/csrf