Update DDEV instructions, so users are not required to have PHP and Composer installed on the host system

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
php
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start with the Getting started and Working with DDEV pages linked in the issue, then review the linked pull request for the proposed wording. Done means the instructions run Composer through DDEV without requiring host PHP or Composer, and the Drupal.org project page points users to the current Getting started page.

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In what way is the existing documentation unclear or incomplete

Currently, the method used in the Working with DDEV page requires that PHP and Composer are installed on the host machine, but this can lead to version conflicts, and strange behaviour. See also:

What should the documentation say instead?

It would be better to use a method where Composer is only run from DDEV.

See MR:

Update installation instructions on project page?
Also, the LocalGov Drupal project page could link to https://docs.localgovdrupal.org/devs/getting-started to prevent it from having outdated instructions?

Installing LocalGov Drupal locally

To install LocalGov Drupal locally for testing or development, use the Composer-based project template.
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Maybe better?

Installing LocalGov Drupal locally

To install LocalGov Drupal locally for testing or development, follow the instructions on the Getting started page.

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