[clue] [tech] Standard PHP distribution format?

Brad Morgan b-morgan at concentric.net
Sun Jul 24 16:37:40 MDT 2011


> Does a standard distribution format exist for PHP web applications?

> The PHP source code is distributed as a .tar.gz file. PHP installations
> have the "phar" program, and ".phar" files analogous to .jar files. But
> what's the convential, easy way to distibute a simple web app?

All of the PHP applications I'm familiar with use .tar.gz for their
distribution. That is certianly the simplest way to distribute a simple web
app.

Regards,

Brad



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