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Posted by ltsf, 06-14-2008, 12:09 AM I was wondering how uncommon it is for a hosting company to install PEAR extensions for their clients. Why I ask is because I am not sure how to install them myself. I currently use WAMP, which installed PHP, APACHE, and MySQL for me. So I am looking for a way to use PEAR extensions. If not on my personal machine, a server would be fine. I guess I am looking for some suggestions. Pershaps something like WAMP which makes it very simple, or a hosting company you know that will install extensions for someone on a shared account.
Posted by Joseph_M, 06-16-2008, 09:22 PM Assuming You're Using Windows XP Here! WAMP comes with the PEAR installer, but doesn't execute it as standard. Any questions, please PM me and I'll give you a hand. Click Start Then Run Then Execute "cmd". This will bring up the command line. Change Directory (CD) into the PHP directory Run go-pear.bat. Follow the on-screen options (the default settings should work without any issues). Once PEAR has been installed, open C:\wamp\Apache2\bin\php.ini. Find the line that reads Uncomment the line (remove the ; at the start of the line) and add the PEAR home directory to the path. It should look something like this: Alternatively, you can use XAMPP, available Here Which is an alternative to WAMP, and IMHO is a better solution that WAMP for Windows.
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