Re: FW: [PHP] Why the PEAR hate?

On Tue, 2010-11-16 at 10:25 -0700, Hansen, Mike wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hansen, Mike > > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10:24 AM > > To: 'Daniel Brown' > > Subject: RE: [PHP] Why the PEAR hate? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: parasane@gmail.com [mailto:parasane@gmail.com] On > > > Behalf Of Daniel Brown > > > > > > Some of the PEAR stuff is older and unmaintained, which is one > > > possible reason. More likely is that folks often expect PEAR to be > > > the end-all, be-all, and that was never the intent. PEAR > > is supposed > > > to jump-start a project and extend some built-in functionality, not > > > provide a framework or do all of the work for folks who consider > > > themselves "programmers" because they can iterate an array in just > > > twenty-seven lines of procedural code. > > > > > > As for folks who say that PEAR and PECL don't work --- the most > > > common reason for this is user error or system configuration issues. > > > I've experienced the same issues myself over the years.... quite > > > frustrating, but sure enough, it was my fault most times. > > > > > > Oops...I just replied to Daniel. > > Is PEAR supposed to be the CPAN for PHP, or is there another repository of PHP modules that is > used by the typical PHP developer? > > the only pear module i use, is MDB2... and i would actually change from it, if i could find something comparable... i suppose i could write my own, but it works, and have been using it for a few years now. any suggestions to a replacement? Steve