`php_pear_channel`

PEAR Channels (opens in a new tab) are alternative sources for PEAR packages. This resource provides and easy way to manage these channels.

Actions

:discover: Initialize a channel from its server.
:add: Add a channel to the channel list, usually only used to add private channels. Public channels are usually added using the :discover action
:update: Update an existing channel
:remove: Remove a channel from the List

Properties

Name	Type	Default	Descrption
`channel_name`	`String`		Name attribute. The name of the channel to discover
`channel_xml`	`String`		The channel.xml file of the channel you are adding
`binary`	`String`	`pear`	Pear binary, default: pear

Examples

# discover the horde channel
php_pear_channel "pear.horde.org" do
  action :discover
end
 
# download xml then add the symfony channel
remote_file "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/symfony-channel.xml" do
  source 'http://pear.symfony-project.com/channel.xml'
  mode '0644'
end
php_pear_channel 'symfony' do
  channel_xml "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/symfony-channel.xml"
  action :add
end
 
# update the main pear channel
php_pear_channel 'pear.php.net' do
  action :update
end
 
# update the main pecl channel
php_pear_channel 'pecl.php.net' do
  action :update
end

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