Verifying Cargo installation

Originally published on php2rust.dev — part of the PHP to Rust course. View this lesson on the original site.

Before using Cargo and Crates.io, make sure Rust and Cargo are installed on your system. Run:

cargo --version

If you see a version string (for example, cargo 1.75.0), you're good to go. Otherwise, review the Installing Rust steps.

Note: Cargo is similar to Composer: both are package and project managers. Cargo fetches dependencies from crates.io, builds your project, and runs tests, like Composer with Packagist plus a build step.

What's next

Next: What is Cargo?.

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