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 ## How to build and push
 
-1. Run `./build.sh` to vendor Composer dependencies into a local `vendor/` folder so the app can be staged on offline Cloud Foundry environments. The `dd-trace-php` native extensions are provided by the Datadog buildpack itself once `DD_APM_INSTRUMENTATION_ENABLED=true` is set.
+1. For offline Cloud Foundry environments, run `./build.sh` to vendor Composer dependencies into a local `lib/vendor/` folder so the app can stage without reaching packagist.org. Online environments can skip this step — `php_buildpack` runs `composer install` during staging. The `dd-trace-php` native extensions are provided by the Datadog buildpack itself once `DD_APM_INSTRUMENTATION_ENABLED=true` is set.
 2. Update the `manifest.yml` file with any other extra configuration options.
 3. Run `cf push --var DD_API_KEY=<API_KEY> --var ENV=<ENV_NAME>`, substituting `<API_KEY>` with your Datadog API key value.