Advantages of PHAR archives in PHP

Question

PHP 5.3 has a new feature called PHAR similar to JAR in JAVA. It\'s basically a archive of PHP files. What are its advantages

Answer 1

Any tool that works on a single file "suddenly" works with all files of an application at once.
E.g. transport: You can upload the entire application through a single input/file element without additional steps.
E.g. signing an application: checksum/sign the file -> checksum/signature for the whole application.
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