{"issue":{"state":"open","pull_request":{"diff_url":null,"html_url":null,"patch_url":null},"milestone":null,"user":{"avatar_url":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f1a2c5905e121d09feba5ad73898ffca?d=https://a248.e.akamai.net/assets.github.com%2Fimages%2Fgravatars%2Fgravatar-140.png","gravatar_id":"f1a2c5905e121d09feba5ad73898ffca","url":"https://api.github.com/users/fabpot","login":"fabpot","id":47313},"assignee":null,"updated_at":"2011-11-14T16:32:09Z","labels":[],"closed_at":null,"comments":8,"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/fabpot/Silex/issues/158","body":"Right now, the documentation only documents how to use Silex with the phar. It's really convenient, but we should also document how to use Silex without it for several reasons: first, using a phar comes with a lot of problems, then, it's now that complex to bypass the phar and have more flexibility about how you manage your dependencies and their upgrades.","html_url":"https://github.com/fabpot/Silex/issues/158","title":"Document how to use Silex without the phar","number":158,"id":1480478,"created_at":"2011-08-25T05:59:44Z"},"action":"created","comment":{"user":{"avatar_url":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1165251b79cc8446ae388926a026f29e?d=https://a248.e.akamai.net/assets.github.com%2Fimages%2Fgravatars%2Fgravatar-140.png","gravatar_id":"1165251b79cc8446ae388926a026f29e","url":"https://api.github.com/users/jaywilliams","login":"jaywilliams","id":3330},"updated_at":"2011-11-14T16:32:08Z","url":"https://api.github.com/repos/fabpot/Silex/issues/comments/2732580","body":"For people experiencing issues with the phar file, you can easily extract it and include it like normal.\r\n\r\n```php\r\n $phar = new Phar('silex.phar');\r\n $phar->extractTo('./silex'); // extract all files\r\n```\r\n\r\nOnce you've done that, simply include the `autoload.php` file in your project, and you're good to go.","id":2732580,"created_at":"2011-11-14T16:32:08Z"}}