--- title: "Installing TinyMCE with Composer" description: "Learn how to install TinyMCE from Packagist using Composer." canonical_url: "https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/latest/php-projects/" md_url: "https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/php-projects/index.md" version: "7" last_updated: "2026-06-04T01:51:09Z" tokens: 1256 --- Important This page documents TinyMCE 7. For new projects, Tiny recommends using the latest, most up-to-date version. [See TinyMCE 8 documentation](../../latest/php-projects/). # Installing TinyMCE with Composer ## Install TinyMCE using the Composer package manager TinyMCE 7 is a powerful and flexible rich text editor that can be embedded in web applications. This quick start covers how to add a TinyMCE editor to a web page using the Composer package manager. To add TinyMCE to a PHP project using Composer, run the following on a command line: ```sh composer require tinymce/tinymce ``` The location of the main TinyMCE script will be: `vendor/tinymce/tinymce/tinymce.min.js`. Ensure the `tinymce` directory containing the `tinymce.min.js` file is accessible for the target page or application by either: - Using a webserver route, or - Copying the `tinymce` directory to a public folder using a build tool. To deploy TinyMCE from a .zip archive: 1. Download TinyMCE. - For Self-hosted Enterprise customers, visit [Tiny - Self-hosted releases](/get-tiny/self-hosted/) - For the self-hosted TinyMCE community edition, visit [Tiny Account - Downloads](/my-account/downloads/) 2. Unzip the archive into a public folder of your webserver, such as: ```sh unzip tinymce_latest.zip -d /path/to/webserver/public/ ``` The location of the main TinyMCE script will be: `/path/to/webserver/public/tinymce/js/tinymce/tinymce.min.js`. ## Include the TinyMCE script Include the following line of code in the `` of an HTML page. ```html ``` ## Initialize TinyMCE as part of a web form Initialize TinyMCE 7 on any element (or elements) on the web page by passing an object containing a `selector` value to `tinymce.init()`. The `selector` value can be any valid [CSS selector](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Selectors). For example: To replace ` ``` Adding this content to an HTML file and opening it in a web browser will load a TinyMCE editor, such as: **Example** ```js tinymce.init({ selector: 'textarea#default' }); ``` ## Setting the license ### Use TinyMCE with the GPLv2+ license If the developer intends to self-host TinyMCE under the GPL license, they can set the `license_key` config option to 'gpl'. Case sensitivity does not matter. #### Example ```js tinymce.init({ selector: 'textarea', // change this value according to your HTML license_key: 'gpl' }); ``` ### Use TinyMCE with a commercial license If the developer intends to self-host TinyMCE under a commercial license, a valid license key must be provided. Customers who have purchased a self-hosted-eligible license for TinyMCE will find their license key in the [account portal](/auth/login/). To purchase a commercial license, see available options on the [pricing page](/pricing/). #### Example ```js tinymce.init({ selector: 'textarea', // change this value according to your HTML license_key: '' }); ``` For more information on licensing, see the [License Key](../license-key/) guide. ## Save the content from the editor To retrieve content from the editor, either process the content with a form handler or use the [getContent API](../apis/tinymce.editor/#getContent). If you use a form handler, once the `

` is submitted, TinyMCE 7 will `POST` the content in the same way as a normal HTML `