Re: [pear-webmaster] Re: Help with installing PEAR

Anatoly Techtonik wrote:

Hello PHPDiscuss,

The best way to use pear on windows is to use the command-line installer. Simply open a DOS box, and run go-pear.bat, which should be in the distribution of PHP that you have. If not, then get the .zip version - not the .msi version - of php.

Also notice, that offline install from 4.3.9 is not possible this way due to missing PHPUnit-0.6.x in distributive. Don't know about 4.3.10 version.

??? PHPunit is not required to install PEAR.

Try getting that kind of support from Microsoft if you want a comparison. Regardless of how much $$$ you give them.

The only difference from MS here is if you will be too active, you can be blacklisted. =) And support here is not guaranteed by any means. =/

where at MS or here? If you're talking about here, then you know that there is no blacklist, just annoyed people.

As for the .exe installer, that would be great. I unfortunately do not have the cash to buy the tools and the time to learn how to use them. PHP is free and easy to learn.

FYI, MS published windows installer sources on SF. Also there is freeware NSIS installer from NULLSOFT (winamp team).

Thanks. I downloaded the nullsoft installer a long time ago, but have not had any time to learn its internals, which are by no means simple. Greg