diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 90c3181..9403fee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Requirements
 Attributes
 ==========
 
-* `node['pdepend']['install_method']` - Installation method, "pear" or "composer", defaults to "pear"
+* `node['pdepend']['install_method']` - Installation method, "pear", "composer" or "phar" defaults to "pear"
 * `node['pdepend']['version']` - The pdepend version that will be installed, defaults to "latest"
 * `node['pdepend']['prefix']` - The composer.json bin-dir, defaults to "/usr/bin" (composer install method only)
 
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ Usage
 
 1) include `recipe[pdepend]` in a run list
 2)
-	change the attributes
-	--- OR ---
-	override the attribute on a higher level (http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Attributes#Attributes-AttributesPrecedence)
+    change the attributes
+    --- OR ---
+    override the attribute on a higher level (http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Attributes#Attributes-AttributesPrecedence)
 
 References
 ==========
diff --git a/attributes/composer.rb b/attributes/composer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c062f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/attributes/composer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# Cookbook Name:: pdepend
+# Attributes:: composer
+#
+# Copyright 2013, Escape Studios
+#
+
+default[:pdepend][:prefix] = "/usr/bin"
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diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 99810bf..efe8bd4 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,4 @@
 #
 
 default[:pdepend][:install_method] = "pear"
-default[:pdepend][:version] = "latest"
-
-#composer install only
-default[:pdepend][:prefix] = "/usr/bin"
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+default[:pdepend][:version] = "latest"
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diff --git a/attributes/phar.rb b/attributes/phar.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..588695f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/attributes/phar.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#
+# Cookbook Name:: pdepend
+# Attributes:: phar
+#
+# Copyright 2013, Escape Studios
+#
+
+default[:pdepend][:phar_url] = "http://static.pdepend.org/php/latest/pdepend.phar"
+default[:pdepend][:install_dir] = ""
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diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 09a300e..f407a45 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 license          "MIT"
 description      "Installs/Configures pdepend"
 long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
-version          "0.0.2"
+version          "0.0.3"
 
 %w{ debian ubuntu redhat centos fedora scientific amazon }.each do |os|
 supports os
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@
 
 recipe "pdepend", "Installs pdepend."
 recipe "pdepend::composer", "Installs pdepend using composer."
-recipe "pdepend::pear", "Installs pdepend using pear."
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+recipe "pdepend::pear", "Installs pdepend using pear."
+recipe "pdepend::phar", "Installs pdepend using phar."
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diff --git a/recipes/composer.rb b/recipes/composer.rb
index 4a5e88a..7161b10 100644
--- a/recipes/composer.rb
+++ b/recipes/composer.rb
@@ -10,35 +10,35 @@
 pdepend_dir = "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/pdepend"
 
 directory "#{pdepend_dir}" do
-	owner "root"
-	group "root"
-	mode "0755"
-	action :create
+    owner "root"
+    group "root"
+    mode "0755"
+    action :create
 end
 
 #figure out what version to install
 if node[:pdepend][:version] != "latest"
-	version = node[:pdepend][:version]
+    version = node[:pdepend][:version]
 else
-	version = "*.*.*"
+    version = "*.*.*"
 end
 
 #composer.json
 template "#{pdepend_dir}/composer.json" do
-	source "composer.json.erb"
-	owner "root"
-	group "root"
-	mode 0600
-	variables(
-		:version => version,
-		:bindir => node[:pdepend][:prefix]
-	)
+    source "composer.json.erb"
+    owner "root"
+    group "root"
+    mode 0600
+    variables(
+        :version => version,
+        :bindir => node[:pdepend][:prefix]
+    )
 end
 
 #composer update
 execute "pdepend-composer" do
-	user "root"
-	cwd pdepend_dir
-	command "composer update"
-	action :run
+    user "root"
+    cwd pdepend_dir
+    command "composer update"
+    action :run
 end
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diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index 0a23d06..724143d 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 #
 
 case node[:pdepend][:install_method]
-	when "pear"
-		include_recipe "pdepend::pear"
-	when "composer"
-		include_recipe "pdepend::composer"
+    when "pear"
+        include_recipe "pdepend::pear"
+    when "composer"
+        include_recipe "pdepend::composer"
+    when "phar"
+        include_recipe "pdepend::phar"
 end
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diff --git a/recipes/pear.rb b/recipes/pear.rb
index 8bcac10..e6da668 100644
--- a/recipes/pear.rb
+++ b/recipes/pear.rb
@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@
 
 #upgrade PEAR
 php_pear "PEAR" do
-	action :upgrade
+    action :upgrade
 end
 
 #pdepend PEAR channel
 pearhub_chan = php_pear_channel "pear.pdepend.org" do
-	action :discover
+    action :discover
 end
 
 #upgrade pdepend
 php_pear "PHP_Depend-beta" do
-	channel pearhub_chan.channel_name
-	if node[:pdepend][:version] != "latest"
-		version "#{node[:pdepend][:version]}"
-	end
-	action :upgrade
+    channel pearhub_chan.channel_name
+    if node[:pdepend][:version] != "latest"
+        version "#{node[:pdepend][:version]}"
+    end
+    action :upgrade
 end
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diff --git a/recipes/phar.rb b/recipes/phar.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b89f054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/phar.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#
+# Cookbook Name:: pdepend
+# Recipe:: phar
+#
+# Copyright 2013, Escape Studios
+#
+
+if node[:pdepend][:install_dir] != ""
+    pdepend_dir = node[:pdepend][:install_dir]
+else
+    pdepend_dir = "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/pdepend"
+end
+
+directory "#{pdepend_dir}" do
+    owner "root"
+    group "root"
+    mode "0755"
+    action :create
+end
+
+remote_file "#{pdepend_dir}/pdepend.phar" do
+    source node[:pdepend][:phar_url]
+    mode "0755"
+end
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