Compressing osTicket plugin into .phar file

rocket7

Hi guys, I did this once before but it isn't working for me anymore.

When I create a .phar file from my plugin dir, it is no longer recognized as a plugin.

What am I missing? Any tips or tutorials?

KevinTheJedi

rocket7

We have no plugin documentation. You’ll have to look at the core plugins and the updates we did to make them work with new plugin backend.

Cheers.

rocket7

Thanks.

I figured out how to do it again.

The step that threw me off is contingent on which version of PHP you're using. So if you've upgraded PHP since the last time you tried to phar a directory you'll have to edit php.ini again:

phar.readonly = Off

After that it is super simple:

php -r '$phar = new Phar("plugin.phar"); $phar->buildFromDirectory("./plugin_dir");'

KevinTheJedi

rocket7

Oh I thought you meant it’s not being recognized by the system. I would not recommend that as it’s a security vulnerability. You can simply pass the option when running the command which only disables it for that one command:

php -d phar.readonly=0 command_here

Cheers.

rocket7

KevinTheJedi

Nice one! Thanks for that.