Suhosin is an older PHP extension that tries to lock down common security attack vectors in PHP. This locking down includes preventing phar applications (like pestle) from running. If you’re using Suhosin and want to use PHAR archives you’ll need to configure things properly.
Running PHP PHAR Files under Suhosin
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