PHAR (file format)

<p>In <a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">software</a>, a PHAR (PHP Archive) file is a <a href="/facts/Package_format/NWx3JYj7">package format</a> to enable distribution of applications and libraries by bundling many <a href="/facts/PHP/02Lfe6RM">PHP</a> code files and other resources (e.g. <a href="/facts/Image_files/tLGQogv3">images</a>, <a href="/facts/Style_sheet_(web_development)/6vHquHxG">stylesheets</a>, etc.) into a single archive file.
</p><p>PHAR files may be in one of three formats: <a href="/facts/Tar_(computing)/DCJ37j3d">tar</a>, and <a href="/facts/Zip_(file_format)/qDrrYIB9">ZIP</a>, which are compatible with their respective tooling, and a custom PHAR format. Regardless of the format used, all PHAR files use the .phar <a href="/facts/File_extension/cJgfAym4">file extension</a>. Tar and Zip format archives may be created and unpacked using standard tar and zip utilities, while the PHAR format requires custom PHP code using the <a href="https://php.net/phar">PHAR extension for PHP</a>, or the <a href="/facts/PEAR/pRAKLrdK">PEAR</a> <a href="http://pear.php.net/package/PHP_Archive">PHP_Archive package</a>.
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