diff --git a/install/composer.xml b/install/composer.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cd64f32c2bb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/composer.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+
+
+
+
+ Installation of Composer and third-party packages
+
+
+ Introduction to Composer
+
+ &link.composer; is a dependency manager for PHP that makes it possible
+ to define third-party packages of code that a project uses that can
+ then be easily installed and updated. It leverages the the built-in
+ class autoloading features
+ of PHP, repositories of PHP packages such as
+ Packagist, and common project
+ layout and coding conventions.
+
+
+ For example, if a PHP application or website needs
+ to work with UUID values,
+ Ben Ramsey's
+ ramsey/uuid package that implements the
+ widely known and used types of UUIDs that are defined by
+ RFC 4122 could be used.
+
+
+ Briefly, this is done by creating a composer.json
+ in the project, using Composer to install the latest version of the
+ package, and including Composer's autoload script to make it available
+ to the code. The Composer
+ "Basic Usage" documentation goes into this in more depth.
+
+
+
+
+ composer.json that requires a single package
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/language/oop5/autoload.xml b/language/oop5/autoload.xml
index 91f8b902f0aa..8c7b4e8e39c6 100644
--- a/language/oop5/autoload.xml
+++ b/language/oop5/autoload.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,26 @@ string(5) "ITest"
Fatal error: Interface 'ITest' not found in ...
*/
?>
+]]>
+
+
+
+ Using Composer's autoloader
+
+ &link.composer; generates a vendor/autoload.php
+ with is set up to automatically load packages that are being managed
+ by Composer. By including this file, those packages can be used without
+ any additional work.
+
+
+ ", $uuid->toString(), "\n";
+?>
]]>