Cannot install CakePHP in Mac OS X

Need Help
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When trying to install CakePHP with composer in Mac OS terminal and Mamp, I get this message :
[UnexpectedValueException]
Could not parse version constraint cakephp-3.x: Invalid version string “cak
ephp-3.x”

create-project [-s|–stability STABILITY] [–prefer-source] [–prefer-dist] [–repository REPOSITORY] [–repository-url REPOSITORY-URL] [–dev] [–no-dev] [–no-custom-installers] [–no-scripts] [–no-progress] [–no-secure-http] [–keep-vcs] [–remove-vcs] [–no-install] [–ignore-platform-reqs] [–] [] [] []

Composer version 1.8.4 2019-02-11 10:52:10

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Yes, cakephp-3.x is not a valid version number.
Try using cakephp@3.*.

Which exact command are you using?

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I tried this one :
composer create-project –prefer-dist cakephp/app whatever
(for “whatever”, I tried several strings, including your suggestion or “whatever”).

composer version 1.8.4
php 7.1.23

4

That’s odd…

the command used seems to be fine…

5

It appears that the intl php extension is not installed. Could it be the reason ?

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It shouldn’t be the reason why it doesn’t install…
An alternative way to install it would be to download the ZIP and just use that (it’s tbh the way I always roll).

7

I’ll make it this way until I find a way.

Thank you very much for taking time to help me.

8

No problem :slight_smile:
If you find a solution later down the road, make sure to update this post so others will have an easier time fixing it :stuck_out_tongue:

9

I will not forget :slight_smile:

10

replace –prefer-dist with --prefer-dist

Notice the double - and not the unicode -

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Bravo ! Your eyes are better than mine. And Thank you.
But, as I guessed, I cannot install cake 3.x because the intl extension is missing.
If someone knows how to install this in Mac OS 10.14, let me know.