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how to convert a php script into a phar file?

The goal of the project is to convert a php script into .phar

My project is made of : 1 single index.php that calls classes into /lib and /database folders

the goal is to have as less files as possible to distribute (ideally 2 : index.php and assets.phar which will include all files from /lib and /database) or even 1 (index.phar)

I tried with empir with any success: has someone has done that before ?

Any tutorial available ?

Solution

  • Use the Phar class. For example, put this in compress.php:

    $phar = new Phar('index.phar');
$phar->addFile('index.php');
$phar->buildFromDirectory('lib');
$phar->buildFromDirectory('database');

    Run php compress.php from the command line. Voilà, you have yourself a Phar.