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 It is recommended to install the php dependencies via a composer docker container as that contains the required php extensions. Everyone using the same composer version also reduces the amount of changes in `composer.lock` (and thus the potential for git conflicts).
 
 ```
-docker run --rm -it -v $PWD:/app -u $(id -u):$(id -g) composer:2.9.2 --ignore-platform-reqs=ext-pcntl install
+docker run --rm -it -v $PWD:/app -u $(id -u):$(id -g) composer:2.9.2 --ignore-platform-req=ext-pcntl install
 ```
 
 ### Initial setup