Re: How to determine if PEAR is available

On 2/8/06, maestroQC <maestroQC@gmail.com> wrote: > Justin Patrin wrote: > > On 2/8/06, maestroQC <maestroQC@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Justin Patrin wrote: > >>> On 2/8/06, maestroQC <maestroQC@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> Justin Patrin wrote: > >>>>> On 2/8/06, maestroQC <maestroQC@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I'd like to determine if PEAR is available in the PHP > >>>>>> installation my > >>>>>> ISP has set up. > >>>>>> > >>>>> require_once('PEAR.php'); > >>>>> > >>>>> However, you should probably just install a local copy. See the PEAR > >>>>> manual page on installing in a shared environment. > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Justin Patrin > >>>> Yes I trying to set it up on my server before anything else. > >>>> I have ran the go-pear.bat and followed the defaults. > >>>> Created a simple php page of the example you provided and this is what I > >>>> get: > >>>> > >>>> Warning: main(PEAR.php): failed to open stream: No such file or > >>>> directory in c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\lao\phppear..php > >>>> on line 2 > >>>> > >>>> Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required 'PEAR.php' > >>>> (include_path='.;c:\php4\pear') in c:\program files\apache > >>>> group\apache\htdocs\lao\phppear.php on line 2 > >>>> > >>>> What am I missing to get this to run? > >>>> > >>> Your include_path. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Justin Patrin > >> Alright I was able to figure that much out... but where does the include > >> path go? In the PHP file(script)... or somewhere in the environment > >> variables... or in the PHP.ini file? or somewhere else? > >> > > > > php.ini. Please start actually looking at the manual or trying google > > before posting these qestions. > > > > -- > > Justin Patrin > Thanks for the reply. > As always I try to find the answer first.... > I have read the manual not all of it but at least the Preface and > Chapters 1 thru 3. Which are Introduction, Installation and Support. > > I have searched for php.ini in the one big html file manual and found > what you have suggested in Chapter 6 FAQ. > > Perhaps this one line instruction would be better placed in the > Installation Chapter. > include_path is something from PHP, a config option, and hence it's more part of the PHP manual. A quick Google search also should have given you that answer. -- Justin Patrin