title: How do I install Composer PHP packages without Composer?
body: <p>I'm trying to install the Coinbase PHP API but it requires Composer:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://github.com/coinbase/coinbase-php" rel="noreferrer">https://github.com/coinbase/coinbase-php</a></p>
  
  <p>I'm looking for a universal PHP solution (perhaps a function) to let me install composer packages directly onto my server, without having to use Composer.</p>
  
  <p>I think the developers of Composer believe they are helping people, but actually there are thousands of beginner developers that are being locked out of learning web development by the 'Composer barrier'.</p>
  
  <p>It would really help if there was a flexible solution or some approach where we could install without Composer? How can I do this?</p>
  
  <p><strong>Please don't respond with some sarcastic comment</strong>. There are people that don't want to use Composer and I don't see why we should be herded into a specific third-party software in order to do web development.</p>