Answers.Body: <p>You're just entering the command slightly wrong is all. Where you go:</p>
  
  <pre><code>composer create-project craftcms/Users/lestone2
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It should be:</p>
  
  <pre><code>composer create-project craftcms/craft /path/to/project
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The craftcms/craft bit isn't a directory, it's vendor/package. The path to where you want your project to be (including the name) comes after. Good luck!</p>
  
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Body: <p>I need your help, please.</p>
  
  <p>At <a href="https://docs.craftcms.com/v3/installation.html#step-1-download-craft" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.craftcms.com/v3/installation.html#step-1-download-craft</a> I have this instruction:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>"To create a new Craft project, run this command (substituting  with the path where Composer should create the project): composer create-project craftcms/craft "</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I get </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>"[InvalidArgumentException] .Could not find package craftcms/users/lestone2 with stability stable"</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>on entering <code>composer create-project craftcms/Users/lestone2</code>.</p>
  
  <p>I get the same message on entering <code>php composer.phar create-project craftcms/Users/lestone2</code></p>
  
  <p>Can someone help me to set up the instruction correctly? Or do I have a permissions issue? (I am logged on as the admin.).</p>
  
  <p>I found one related question at: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36897084/could-not-open-input-file-composer">https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36897084/could-not-open-input-file-composer</a> but the issue there is not the same as mine.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance.</p>
  
  <p>P.S. I downloaded v1.7.3 of composer at <a href="https://getcomposer.org/download/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://getcomposer.org/download/</a> , and the file's integrity was confirmed.</p>
  
Tags: <php><composer>
Title: InvalidArgumentException with composer
ThreadText: # InvalidArgumentException with composer
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-11-13)
  
  I need your help, please.
  
  At <https://docs.craftcms.com/v3/installation.html#step-1-download-craft> I have this instruction:
  
  > "To create a new Craft project, run this command (substituting with the path where Composer should create the project): composer create-project craftcms/craft "
  
  I get
  
  > "[InvalidArgumentException] .Could not find package craftcms/users/lestone2 with stability stable"
  
  on entering `composer create-project craftcms/Users/lestone2`.
  
  I get the same message on entering `php composer.phar create-project craftcms/Users/lestone2`
  
  Can someone help me to set up the instruction correctly? Or do I have a permissions issue? (I am logged on as the admin.).
  
  I found one related question at: <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36897084/could-not-open-input-file-composer> but the issue there is not the same as mine.
  
  Thanks in advance.
  
  P.S. I downloaded v1.7.3 of composer at <https://getcomposer.org/download/> , and the file's integrity was confirmed.
  
  **Tags:** php, composer
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-11-13. Score: 1
  
  You're just entering the command slightly wrong is all. Where you go:
  
  ```
  composer create-project craftcms/Users/lestone2
  
  ```
  
  It should be:
  
  ```
  composer create-project craftcms/craft /path/to/project
  
  ```
  
  The craftcms/craft bit isn't a directory, it's vendor/package. The path to where you want your project to be (including the name) comes after. Good luck!
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: No worries Theodore. If you could mark this as the accepted answer that'd be appreciated :)  
  
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