in c:\xampp\php\PEAR\, there are many folders of pear packages, but cannot tell whether they are installed.
I ran command line prompt:
C:\XAMPP\PHP\pear list
it showed:
C:\XAMPP\PHP>pear list
Notice: unserialize(): Error at offset 112 of 354 bytes in Config.php on line 1003 ERROR: The default config file is not a valid config file or is corrupted.
then I ran command line prompt:
C:\XAMPP\PHP\go-pear.bat
after a question list which I pressed Enter, it showed:
Notice: unserialize(): Error at offset 112 of 354 bytes in phar://go-pear.phar/P
EAR/Config.php on line 1007
Fatal error: Call to undefined method PEAR_Error::set() in phar://go-pear.phar/PEAR/Start.php on line 263
Press any key to continue . . .
I have read the other topic "vista pear". In that topic, there is a list of should-be-there files:
pear.bat
pear.ini
peardev.bat
pear-installed-pkg.txt
pear-installall.php
pear-list.txt
but in this version 1.6.4 and in verion 1.6.3a, the last two files are found missing.
I also read XAMPP document for windows, could not find whether PEAR packages are installed or how to install them.
on the book I am following, practical php and mysql by Jono Bacon, it says when using xampp, pear packages are readily installed (page 427-428).
please advice