12. Using PEAR
One part of my definition of “advanced” PHP is simply: Do the things you already do but better and faster. Toward this end, PEAR is a miraculous tool. PEAR, the PHP Extension and Application Repository (http://pear.php.net), is a shared library of PHP code that you can use to develop your own applications. The library is made up of packages, each package providing functionality within a specific area.
In some other chapters, I have either mentioned related PEAR packages or outright used them (because why reinvent the wheel, right?). In this chapter I am going to demonstrate three more PEAR packages, which did not fit in elsewhere. These packages address common problems PHP programmers encounter, and frequently asked questions ...
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