How do I install PEAR?

Getting Started:

1. Log into your server using SSH
   
   
2. Execute the following command:
   
   

   [root@hostname]#yum install php-pear

3. PEAR is now installed, issue the following command to ensure that PEAR is working properly:
   
   

   [root@hostname]#pear

   
   
4. You should see a list of commands, similar to those below:
   
   

   Commands: build Build an Extension From C Source bundle Unpacks a Pecl Package channel-add Add a Channel channel-alias Specify an alias to a channel name channel-delete Remove a Channel From the List channel-discover Initialize a Channel from its server channel-info Retrieve Information on a Channel channel-update Update an Existing Channel clear-cache Clear Web Services Cache config-create Create a Default configuration file config-get Show One Setting config-help Show Information About Setting config-set Change Setting config-show Show All Settings convert Convert a package.xml 1.0 to package.xml 2.0 format 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 the default channel info Display information about a package install Install Package list List Installed Packages In The Default Channel list-all List All Packages list-channels List Available Channels list-files List Files In Installed Package 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 pickle Build PECL Package remote-info Information About Remote Packages remote-list List Remote Packages run-scripts Run Post-Install Scripts bundled with a package 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 update-channels Update the Channel List 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 "pearhelp<command>" to get the help for the specified command.

If you see a list similar to the one above when issuing the PEAR command, then PEAR is installed and working properly.

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