Composer.json file outside the root?

[brad]

Started a new project and noticed that there are two composer.json files. One inside the root folder and one outside? Is it safe to delete this one?

[brad]

Apparently this has happened to me before.

7.7.8: Double Composer file

I don't know if this is a bug or not. I created a brand new PHP project and it created two composer.json files. One outside the root and one inside the root. I have done absolutely nothing with this project other than set it up. Is this normal? [Screenshot 2026-03-27 at 3.41.40 PM]

[George]

What were the project settings you entered? Paths?

[brad]

[pilotdave1]

This always happens on a PHP project but not on Node.js. The more your work on the project the more it creates files outside of the root.

[Teodor]

@pilotdave1

The more your work on the project the more it creates files outside of the root.

If you are experiencing any issues with files wrongly created/placed in your project, please post a new topic and report the issue as detailed as possible, so we can try recreating it.

[brad]

Hi Teodor, I did report this issue in March and it was assigned to George.

Anyways, so is it or isn't it safe to delete the outside json file?