pearphpnet

Pearphpnet, commonly referred to by its domain pear.php.net, is the official website for the PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR). It hosts a central index of PEAR packages and serves as the primary distribution point for PHP components that can be reused across projects. The site provides access to package metadata, release notes, documentation, and download archives for PEAR-compatible components.

Interaction with pearphpnet is typically through the PEAR command-line tool, which installs, updates, and manages packages by communicating with the repository. Maintainers use the site to publish new releases, update package metadata, and coordinate with the PEAR ecosystem. The repository supports a channel-based structure that helps organize and distribute packages to PHP developers.

As part of the broader PEAR project, pearphpnet promotes standardized packaging and code reuse for PHP components. While the PEAR ecosystem has seen a shift toward newer packaging tools in recent years, pearphpnet remains an important reference archive and documentation resource for legacy components and ongoing PEAR-based projects.