Error with command: composer require gloudemans/shoppingcart

[mohamedmehdigara]

PS C:\xampp\htdocs\LaravelShoppingcart> composer require gloudemans/shoppingcart
Using version ^2.6 for gloudemans/shoppingcart
Root package 'gloudemans/shoppingcart' cannot require itself in its composer.json
PS C:\xampp\htdocs\LaravelShoppingcart>

[achyutkneupane]

You should run the command composer require gloudemans/shoppingcart inside the project you want to use the shopping cart.
You are installing the package inside itself.
Create a new Laravel project in htdocs and use the command only after cd {project_name}