> Removing the section on not using the Phar because it seems that it is version dependent on whether or not it is supported by APC. PHP 5.5's OPcache also supports Phars.

I don't think this recommendation has enough evidence to keep this section.. There are contradicting statements as to whether phars are cached by APC.

- http://pecl.php.net/package/phar
- http://www.reddit.com/r/PHP/comments/13uwgk/phar_performance/c77kmjb