{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/composer/composer/issues/4888","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/composer/composer","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/composer/composer/issues/4888/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/composer/composer/issues/4888/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/composer/composer/issues/4888/events","html_url":"https://github.com/composer/composer/issues/4888","id":131832411,"number":4888,"title":"composer self-update error - win 8.1 with XAMPP","user":{"login":"elizabethmeyer","id":2077942,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2077942?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/elizabethmeyer","html_url":"https://github.com/elizabethmeyer","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/elizabethmeyer/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/elizabethmeyer/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/elizabethmeyer/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/elizabethmeyer/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/elizabethmeyer/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/elizabethmeyer/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/elizabethmeyer/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/elizabethmeyer/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/elizabethmeyer/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":1,"created_at":"2016-02-06T07:38:25Z","updated_at":"2016-02-06T08:29:16Z","closed_at":null,"body":"When I run the command composer self-update from command line I get the following error:\r\n\r\n[Composer\\Downloader\\TransportException]\r\nThe \"https://getcomposer.org/version\" file could not be downloaded: failed to open stream: a connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.\r\n\r\nWhen I ping https://getcomposer.org/ from the command line, I get the response:\r\n\r\nPing request could not find host https://getcomposer.org. Please check the name and try again.\r\n\r\nAlthough I am able to open the URL in my browser.\r\n\r\nI am also unable to use composer to install or update packages as I get a similar message. (I downloaded my Laravel installation from LaraPack due to the same issues)."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/composer/composer/issues/comments/180719318","html_url":"https://github.com/composer/composer/issues/4888#issuecomment-180719318","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/composer/composer/issues/4888","id":180719318,"user":{"login":"curry684","id":1455673,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1455673?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/curry684","html_url":"https://github.com/curry684","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/curry684/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/curry684/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/curry684/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/curry684/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/curry684/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/curry684/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/curry684/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/curry684/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/curry684/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-02-06T08:29:16Z","updated_at":"2016-02-06T08:29:16Z","body":"Ping works on hostname, so try `ping getcomposer.org` without the rest of the URL.\r\n\r\nIf the URL works in the browser but not from command-line tools your browser is likely configured to access the web via a proxy. You can configure [Composer to do the same](https://getcomposer.org/doc/03-cli.md#http-proxy-or-http-proxy)."}}