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phpacker/phpacker
=================

Package a PHP script as a standalone cross-platform binary. Convenience wrapper around static-php & phpmicro using general-purpose php binaries

0.6.4(6mo ago)4114.2k↓36.5%6[2 issues](https://github.com/phpacker/phpacker/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/phpacker/phpacker/pulls)2MITPHPCI failing

Since Mar 3Pushed 6mo ago5 watchersCompare

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[![PHPacker](https://github.com/phpacker/phpacker/raw/main/art/readme-logo.jpg?raw=true)](https://github.com/phpacker/phpacker/blob/main/art/readme-logo.jpg?raw=true)

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PHPacker enables you to package any PHP script or PHAR into a standalone, cross-platform executable. It handles all the complexity of bundling PHP with your application, making distribution simple and hassle-free.

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

You can read the official documentation on the [PHPacker website](https://phpacker.dev).

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install PHPacker globally via Composer:

```
composer global require phpacker/phpacker
```

Or as a project dependency:

```
composer require phpacker/phpacker --dev
```

Quick Start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

Build a standalone executable from your PHP script with a single command:

```
phpacker build --src=./app.phar
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Contributions are welcome! Please see our [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE.md) file for details.

Support
-------

[](#support)

- [Documentation](https://phpacker.dev/docs)
- [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/phpacker/phpacker/issues)

###  Health Score

44

—

FairBetter than 92% of packages

Maintenance67

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity42

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community21

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity39

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 98.1% 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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~13 days

Recently: every ~29 days

Total

20

Last Release

192d ago

Major Versions

0.6.3 → v1.x-dev2025-11-06

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![gwleuverink](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17123491?v=4)](https://github.com/gwleuverink "gwleuverink (206 commits)")[![binaryfire](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5361908?v=4)](https://github.com/binaryfire "binaryfire (1 commits)")[![dv336699](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/930792?v=4)](https://github.com/dv336699 "dv336699 (1 commits)")[![leonboot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1777675?v=4)](https://github.com/leonboot "leonboot (1 commits)")[![SRWieZ](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1408020?v=4)](https://github.com/SRWieZ "SRWieZ (1 commits)")

---

Tags

cross-platformphptooling

###  Code Quality

TestsPest

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StyleLaravel Pint

Type Coverage Yes

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/phpacker-phpacker/health.svg)

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```

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