PHP even evolved the phar[1] format to allow this to continue while allowing dev to have a proper organisation in folders and files [1] https://www.php.net/man

PHP even evolved the phar[1] format to allow this to continue while allowing dev to have a proper organisation in folders and files [1] https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.phar.php https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.phar.php Most php cli tools (like Composer) are actually phar archives