Using Pear

veganCoder

How do i use pear and other libraries? do i need to ask my host soemthing? or can i install it myslef if its not there?

bpat1434

It's funny, people are talking about what questions we hate to hear in another thread. This happens to be one of them. You're not the first, and won't be the last, so don't feel too bad.

Take a look at PEAR Homepage if you haven't already. Normally, if on a Shared server, you need to have your host install it. If you're using a dedicated server, you can install it yourself.

You use it by including certain files and then referencing the classes/functions in there.

An example is to use PEAR::Mail:

include('PEAR.php');
include('Mail.php');

$mail =& new Mail::factory(string, array);

Or something like that.

~Brett

veganCoder

would i need to ask my host for the path to the pear files?

kkobashi

Yes, because you will need to include() the pear modules in PHP files that need them.

If you haven't already, you should create a local development station mirroring your hosting company as close as possible.

Apache 2
mySQL
PHP 4/5 with PEAR
phpMyAdmin

Be patient with it because if you are doing this for the first time, it will be aggravating as hell. My suggestion is to first start out installing Apache 2.x and getting it to work. Then tackle installing PHP and getting PHP pages to show up. Then install PEAR and run some PEAR applications.

After that, install mySQL. Then phpMyAdmin when you are ready to do some database work.

Give yourself anywhere from 2-5 days. Take notes on how you are installing it because no doubt you will need them again.

Good luck!

veganCoder

ha ha, i tried it before, i had no experience back then though, i dont fancy trying it again, i asked my host and they gave me the required information