PEAR Base System

The PEAR package contains:

 * the PEAR installer, for creating, distributing

and installing packages

 * the PEAR_Exception PHP5 error handling mechanism
 * the PEAR_ErrorStack advanced error handling mechanism
 * the PEAR_Error error handling mechanism
 * the OS_Guess class for retrieving info about the OS

where PHP is running on

 * the System class for quick handling of common operations

with files and directories

 * the PEAR base class

Features in a nutshell:

 * full support for channels
 * pre-download dependency validation
 * new package.xml 2.0 format allows tremendous flexibility while maintaining

BC

 * support for optional dependency groups and limited support for

sub-packaging

 * robust dependency support
 * full dependency validation on uninstall
 * remote install for hosts with only ftp access - no more problems with

restricted host installation

 * full support for mirroring
 * support for bundling several packages into a single tarball
 * support for static dependencies on a url-based package
 * support for custom file roles and installation tasks

Tags: Softwareontwikkeling: Ontwikkelen in PHP, Implemented in: PHP, Role: Shared Library

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