The PEAR Installer maintainer of this code indicates the power management and distribution system to revolutionize your PHP application development Learn how to effectively manage your application development from the creator of the latest version of the PEAR Installer, version 1.4.0 and beyond Bring the power of versioning and rollbacks to your live website Embed PEAR Installer in your web application to manage plug-ins from a remote server In Detail PEAR stands for PHP Extension and Application Repository, and its main purpose is to support code reuse. The package consists of a group of files and a file called package.xml descriptor that contains metadata about the contents of the package, such as package versions, each specific dependency, and textual information such as descriptions of packages and writer. The software that converts an inert packages of grouping files into a dynamic software package called the PEAR Installer and itself is a PEAR package. In a sense, the PEAR Installer is a step above a software design patterns, meta-patterns of development that can be used to systematically organize all your PHP development. You will learn how to organize your code into packages using the package.xml format. In addition, you will learn how to use the power of PEAR to manage your web projects with the PEAR installer to bring the power of versioning and rollbacks to your live website. The synergy of the PEAR Installer and revision control systems like CVS or Subversion is also explored in depth. Next, you will learn how to set up your own PEAR Channel for distributing PHP applications, both open source and proprietary closed-source PHP applications that can be secured by using technologies already built into the PEAR Installer. Finally, you will learn how to embed the PEAR Installer in your own web application to manage plug-ins from a remote server. Plug-in system used to manage templates, and the PEAR Installer is used to manage the details of query a remote server for templates, handling dependencies between versioning, and doing the actual installation process as well. What you will learn from this book? What PEAR Installer is and what it can do for your organization code into packages using the package.xml format Adjust individual installations of your PHP application through file roles, work files, and post-installation Using PEAR installer scripts to bring the power of versioning and rollbacks to your live website Get the PEAR installer and source control repositories cooperate Setting up your own PEAR Channel for distributing your PHP application Embedding the PEAR Installer in your own web application to manage plug-ins from a remote server Approach This book is a comprehensive and well structured tutorial on using PEAR Installer, but also more than that. Who is this book written for? This book is not just for PHP developers who want to understand how the PEAR Installer works, and what it can do for them, but more common for PHP developers looking for better ways to deploy applications and manage updates.