Chapter 11. PEAR
Good programmers write great code. Great programmers reuse the great code of good programmers. For PHP programmers, PEAR (the acronym for PHP Extension and Application Repository) is one of the most effective means for finding and reusing great PHP code. Inspired by Perl's wildly popular CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network), the PEAR project was started in 1999 by noted PHP developer Stig Bakken, with the first stable release bundled with PHP version 4.3.0.
Formally defined, PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. It presently offers more than 550 packages categorized under 37 different topics. Because PEAR contributions are carefully reviewed by the community before they're accepted, code ...
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