Re: >> Pear shaped? <<

FYI: As of PHP 4.3, there will be a set_include_path() function in PHP that allows you to change your include_path even if ini_set is disabled. - Stig On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 14:21, newton wrote: > on a provider that doesnt allow ini_set or .htaccess-files i changed the > pear-files, and put a PEAR_PATH constant before all includes/requires > that contains the path on the server to the pear-directory. > > > Markus Wolff wrote: > > > Am Mon, 18 Nov 2002 11:53:54 -0000 schrieb "Tony Earls" : > > > > > > >They tell me Pear is in Beta test at the moment and they are not going > > >to allow it in the short term. > > > > > > Bull... beta or not, PEAR can´t hurt their systems as it´s pure PHP > > script code - and pretty high quality in general, that is. > > > > > > >Can you therefore suggest a hosting provider that is prepared to allow a > > >site on his server using this technology? > > >Somewhere in the UK? > > >For a reasonable price? > > > > > > You can use any provider who supports PHP. Just make a local install of > > PEAR on your own machine. Then copy the whole PEAR directory tree to > > some location in your webspace account that can be accessed by PHP. > > After that, add that same directory to PHP´s include_path for your > > webspace account. Depending on the settings of your provider´s machine, > > you can do so by either putting an Apache directive into a .htaccess > > file or by setting the include_path option directly in your PHP scripts > > via the ini_set() function. > > > > Regards, > > Markus > > --