PEER PHP

 

PEAR is short for "PHP Extension and Application Repository" and is pronounced just like the fruit .The purpose of PEAR is to provide:

 

• A structured library of open-sourced code for PHP users
• A system for code distribution and package maintenance
• A standard style for code written in PHP
• The PHP Extension Community Library (PECL)
• A web site, mailing lists and download mirrors to support the PHP/PEAR community

 

All PEAR packages are registered in and uploaded to a central database available at pear php.net.Open-sourced third-party packages may also be registered and uploaded.Closed-source packages may be installed by the PEAR installer,but the PEAR database is for open-source code only.Pear.php.net will provide both a human-friendly (HTML)and machine-friendly (currently XML-RPC) interface to the PEAR database.

 

Package downloads are done with plain HTTP.Other functions the pear.php.net site will provide are:

 

• User account management (integrated with the CVS server)
• package management
• Release management

 

Packages are distributed as a zipped tar file with an XML description file inside. The description file contains some information about the package, a list of files and their roles, and dependencies.

 

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