This article addresses the "Create a GitHub OAuth token to go over the API rate limit" error frequently encountered by PHP developers when using Composer to install project dependencies. The error arises due to GitHub API rate limitations, which restrict the number of anonymous requests. We present the causes of the problem, detailed solutions based on the official GitHub documentation and relevant discussions on Stack Overflow, and best practices to avoid the error in the future.

Composer is a dependency management tool for PHP. It allows you to specify the exact versions of packages that your project needs. This is useful for ensuring that your project is always using the latest stable versions of its dependencies, or for testing out new features that are not yet released in a stable version....