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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. macfja/phar-builder ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) macfja/phar-builder =================== 0.2.8(7y ago)12311.9k—6.7%18[3 issues](https://github.com/MacFJA/PharBuilder/issues)11MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0CI failing Since Sep 23Pushed 6y ago9 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/MacFJA/PharBuilder)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/macfja/phar-builder)[ RSS](/packages/macfja-phar-builder/feed)WikiDiscussions develop Synced 2d ago READMEChangelog (9)Dependencies (11)Versions (14)Used By (11) PharBuilder =========== [](#pharbuilder) Create a Phar (PHp ARchive) file of your Composer based PHP application Installation ------------ [](#installation) ### Composer [](#composer) ``` composer require macfja/phar-builder ``` ### Phar archive [](#phar-archive) You can download the Phar directly on GitHub in the release section () Usage ----- [](#usage) ### Within a composer based project [](#within-a-composer-based-project) ``` vendor/bin/phar-builder ``` ### With the phar [](#with-the-phar) ``` phar-builder.phar package path-to-your-composer.json-file ``` ### Command `package` [](#command-package) *Extract from the `vendor/bin/phar-builder help package` command* ``` Description: Generate a Phar from a composer.json Usage: package [options] [--] [] Arguments: composer-json The path to the composer.json file. If the argument is not defined, search of a composer.json inside the current directory Options: --output=OUTPUT Where to output the Phar --name=NAME The name of the Phar --no-dev Do not include dev dependencies --dev Include dev dependencies --no-shebang Do not add/remove shebang --shebang Ensure that a shebang is used --entry-point=ENTRY-POINT The file to include when the Phar is executed/called --included=INCLUDED The list (separate by ",") of path to add in the Phar --excluded=EXCLUDED The list (separate by ",") of path to exclude in the Phar --bz2 Use the BZip2 compression for the Phar --gzip Use the GZip compression for the Phar --flat Do not compress the Phar -h, --help Display this help message -q, --quiet Do not output any message -V, --version Display this application version --ansi Force ANSI output --no-ansi Disable ANSI output -n, --no-interaction Do not ask any interactive question -v|vv|vvv, --verbose Increase the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debug ``` [More information about the Composer configuration](docs/ComposerJsonOptions.md) Similar projects ---------------- [](#similar-projects) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 38 — LowBetter than 83% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity40 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community30 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity55 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 82.1% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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