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seld/phar-utils
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PHAR file format utilities, for when PHP phars you up

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PHAR Utils
==========

[](#phar-utils)

PHAR file format utilities, for when PHP phars you up.

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

[](#installation)

`composer require seld/phar-utils`

API
---

[](#api)

### `Seld\PharUtils\Timestamps`

[](#seldpharutilstimestamps)

- `__construct($pharFile)`

    > Load a phar file in memory.
- `updateTimestamps($timestamp = null)`

    > Updates each file's unix timestamps in the PHAR so the PHAR signature can be produced in a reproducible manner.
- `save($path, $signatureAlgo = '')`

    > Saves the updated phar file with an updated signature. Algo must be one of `Phar::MD5`, `Phar::SHA1`, `Phar::SHA256`or `Phar::SHA512`

### `Seld\PharUtils\Linter`

[](#seldpharutilslinter)

- `Linter::lint($pharFile)`

    > Lints all php files inside a given phar with the current PHP version.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

PHP 5.3 and above

License
-------

[](#license)

PHAR Utils is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details

###  Health Score

62

—

FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance65

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity73

Solid adoption and visibility

Community28

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 73.7% 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 ~382 days

Recently: every ~232 days

Total

8

Last Release

1402d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/183678?v=4)[Jordi Boggiano](/maintainers/Seldaek)[@Seldaek](https://github.com/Seldaek)

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Top Contributors

[![Seldaek](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/183678?v=4)](https://github.com/Seldaek "Seldaek (14 commits)")[![ktomk](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/352517?v=4)](https://github.com/ktomk "ktomk (2 commits)")[![discordier](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/940331?v=4)](https://github.com/discordier "discordier (1 commits)")[![JanTvrdik](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/175109?v=4)](https://github.com/JanTvrdik "JanTvrdik (1 commits)")[![johnstevenson](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/881777?v=4)](https://github.com/johnstevenson "johnstevenson (1 commits)")

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Tags

phar

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