Including a PHAR file in a PHP Script (PHP5.3 / Debian)

Question

I'm trying to include a PHAR file (PHP Archive) in my PHP script, it works fine on WAMP, but not on my debian server !

My server has PHP5.3 (including PHAR extension natively !), but my script stops when including the PHAR (in fact Silex)

My code (file_exists() works fine):

<?php
require_once __DIR__.'/../vendor/silex.phar';

I saw that PHAR is enabled thanks to phpinfo().

However, I tried many things to correct this problem:

I had AddType application/x-httpd-php .phar in my httpd.conf
Also, I tried to fixe a bug: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639268
I saw this: http://www.shaunfreeman.co.uk/article/A-Phar-problem, but not resolving my prob...

Nothing works... have a solution ?

I'm not sure what you think apache would have to do with a filesystem request, but did you check for php or system errors (e.g., security/permissions)? — ldg
– ldg, Commented Oct 2, 2011 at 21:08
Did you try all the things mentioned here? silex.sensiolabs.org/doc/usage.html#pitfalls — igorw
– igorw, Commented Oct 2, 2011 at 22:16
Thanks all, in fact I tried all but not together ! By setting phar option Off in the php.ini + the suhosin whitelist, it works ! Thanks ! — Sybio
– Sybio, Commented Oct 3, 2011 at 7:05

Tlacaelel Ramon Luis · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-23 11:19:32Z

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when you use PHP with the Suhosin patch, you may need to enable the use of phars in the suhosin.ini.

You can add the line to the suhosin.ini

suhosin.executor.include.whitelist = phar

If you don't do so the script will fail silently

This is common on debian and ubuntu

answered May 23, 2013 at 11:19

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dsas · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-09 11:36:51Z

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Solutions to the most common problems with getting PHAR to work are documented in the pitfalls section of the Silex documentation.

dsas

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answered Oct 4, 2011 at 10:51

igorw

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It may need to disable xcache/apc/eaccelerator : phar issues appends in some very specific eaccelerator config.