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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. phar-io/composer-distributor ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) phar-io/composer-distributor ============================ Base Code for a composer plugin that installs PHAR-files 1.0.2(2y ago)13581.1k—2.8%1[3 issues](https://github.com/phar-io/composer-distributor/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/phar-io/composer-distributor/pulls)5MITPHPPHP ^7.3 || ^8.0 Since Oct 13Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/phar-io/composer-distributor)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/phar-io/composer-distributor)[ Docs](https://phar.io)[ Fund](https://phar.io)[ RSS](/packages/phar-io-composer-distributor/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (9)Dependencies (5)Versions (23)Used By (5) Deploying PHAR files via Composer ================================= [](#deploying-phar-files-via-composer) If you have a tool that behaves like a binary and want to distribute this tool as a PHAR file instead of the source-code but don't want to give up the convenience to install your tool via Composer you can use this library to create a Composer-Plugin that deals with this in no time. Motivation ---------- [](#motivation) Tools like `PHPUnit`, `PHPStan`, `Psalm` and many others are best installed as PHAR to avoid version conflicts between your dev tools and your own source code. But since so many developers just want to use `Composer` to install all the tools this project was created to simplify the deployment of PHAR files via `Composer`. Create your own --------------- [](#create-your-own) To create a Composer-Plugin that installs your PHAR files follow these 3 steps. ### Step 1 - Create your Composer-Plugin [](#step-1---create-your-composer-plugin) The easiest way is to run the following command and follow the instructions. ``` composer create-project phar-io/mediator /path/to/your/directory/ ``` This will create the plugin in the specified directory. Make sure the information in your `distibutor.xml` configuration is correct. ``` ``` ### Step 2 - Create a Composer package for your plugin on packagist [](#step-2---create-a-composer-package-for-your-plugin-on-packagist) Create a git repository for your plugin on the platform of your choosing. Then head over to [packagist.org](https://packagist.org) and set up a Composer package for your plugin. ⚠️ REMINDER ⚠️ Remember to tag your plugin repository as well whenever you release a new version. ### Step 3 - Enjoy your PHAR deployment [](#step-3---enjoy-your-phar-deployment) Now everybody can install your PHAR by running the following command. ``` composer require --dev yournamespace/yourpluginname ``` ### Health Score 41 — FairBetter than 89% of packages Maintenance15 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity45 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community22 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity69 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 58.5% 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. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~48 days Recently: every ~224 days Total 21 Last Release 1083d ago Major Versions 0.5.0 → 1.0.02021-03-27 PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0 0.3.0PHP ^7.3 || ^8.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5ae5183aaad2bc7453230704bd6991dc6ccbcd6e775c6a29efdc94350a69f247?d=identicon)[heiglandreas](/maintainers/heiglandreas) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0fc8fe1ac311fb26137cc3b26cd6c1bbb58c9ac4f287eb9d8242a741cef9a502?d=identicon)[theseer](/maintainers/theseer) ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9250358?v=4)[Sebastian Feldmann](/maintainers/sebastianfeldmann)[@sebastianfeldmann](https://github.com/sebastianfeldmann) --- Top Contributors [![sebastianfeldmann](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9250358?v=4)](https://github.com/sebastianfeldmann "sebastianfeldmann (38 commits)")[![heiglandreas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/91998?v=4)](https://github.com/heiglandreas "heiglandreas (25 commits)")[![expresso-virtual](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47707426?v=4)](https://github.com/expresso-virtual "expresso-virtual (1 commits)")[![marcelthole](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/850125?v=4)](https://github.com/marcelthole "marcelthole (1 commits)") --- Tags composerpharbinarydistributebinphive ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/phar-io-composer-distributor/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/phar-io-composer-distributor/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/phar-io-composer-distributor) ``` ### Alternatives [ergebnis/composer-normalize Provides a composer plugin for normalizing composer.json. 1.1k37.3M2.1k](/packages/ergebnis-composer-normalize)[bamarni/composer-bin-plugin No conflicts for your bin dependencies 52722.0M859](/packages/bamarni-composer-bin-plugin)[clue/phar-composer Simple phar creation for any project managed via Composer 862881.6k29](/packages/clue-phar-composer)[pyrech/composer-changelogs Display changelogs after each composer update 5904.0M25](/packages/pyrech-composer-changelogs)[helhum/dotenv-connector Makes it possible to set environment variables for composer projects. 1594.6M34](/packages/helhum-dotenv-connector)[mnsami/composer-custom-directory-installer A composer plugin, to help install packages of different types in custom paths. 1395.0M52](/packages/mnsami-composer-custom-directory-installer) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)