Re: [RFC] Starting 5.3

phar is a good way of deploying PHP code, as PEAR proves. As a cautious developer however, I am reluctant to using optional features that might not be available on my client's installation. And for regular users of PHP-based software, installing a PECL extension is not an option. If I cannot be sure that phar works on my client's system, I cannot use it to deploy software. Uploading a phar file, then pointing your browser to it and running a PHP-based self-extracting installer similar to the Windows installers we know would make installing PHP software way more end-user-compatible. IMHO phar should be part of the PHP code, so that developers can rely on it as a means of PHP software deployment that certainly works on all systems, rather than another option. Kind regards, Stefan -- >e-novative> - We make IT work for you. e-novative GmbH - HR: Amtsgericht München HRB 139407 Sitz: Wolfratshausen - GF: Dipl. Inform. Stefan Priebsch http://www.e-novative.de