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 Posted by Mladen Gogala on 09/08/05 15:52 
On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 17:48:52 -0500, David wrote: 
 
> I have a book which had code that includes the line: 
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> require 'DB.php'; 
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> I know that this is from the PEAR code modules, but when I downloaded 
> them and unpacked the directory, they "DB.php" module does not exist. 
> Is this out of date or do I need to go somewhere else to get this 
> extra module? 
>  
> Thanks] 
 
 
There is a command named "pear", which is package installer, similar to  
the "cpan" command from another language. 
Execute "pear install DB" as a user who can write to the PEAR directories 
and you should be ok. Here is the help for the "pear" command: 
 
$ pear help Commands:  
build                  Build an Extension From C Source 
bundle                 Unpacks a Pecl Package 
clear-cache            Clear XML-RPC Cache config-get             Show One Setting 
config-help            Show Information About Setting 
config-set             Change Setting config-show            Show All Settings 
cvsdiff                Run a "cvs diff" for all files in a package cvstag                 Set CVS Release Tag download               Download Package download-all           Downloads each available package from master_server 
info                   Display information about a package 
install                Install Package list                   List Installed Packages 
list-all               List All Packages 
list-upgrades          List Available Upgrades 
login                  Connects and authenticates to remote server 
logout                 Logs out from the remote server 
makerpm                Builds an RPM spec file from a PEAR package 
package                Build Package 
package-dependencies   Show package dependencies 
package-validate       Validate Package Consistency 
remote-info            Information About Remote Packages 
remote-list            List Remote Packages 
run-tests              Run Regression Tests 
search                 Search remote package database 
shell-test             Shell Script Test 
sign                   Sign a package distribution file 
uninstall              Un-install Package 
upgrade                Upgrade Package 
upgrade-all            Upgrade All Packages 
Usage: pear [options] command [command-options] <parameters> 
Type "pear help options" to list all options. 
Type "pear help shortcuts" to list all command shortcuts. 
Type "pear help <command>" to get the help for the specified command. 
$ 
 
 
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