Install PEAR with wamp server on windows 7 or windows 8

Install PEAR with WAMP server on windows 7 or windows 8 seems easy. First we have to install WAMP server. Make sure wamp is running fine.

1. Download go-pear.phar file and place

You should download go-pear.phar file from Official site. You can place this file in the following directory,
C:\wamp\bin\php\php5.4.3

(This above directory may be different, depend upon your version of PHP)



2. change path in Command Prompt

Open command prompt(CMD). How? just, rise up Window’s start menu, type CMD in search bar and then press Enter.
Now we need to give go-pear.phar file path. For my path,
cd C:\wamp\bin\php\php5.4.3
Give your path and press enter. You can look like following screen.



3. Run go-pear.phar
Now, You can run go-pear.phar file using following code.
php go-pear.phar


4. 
   
Next, that will ask you “Are you installing a system-wide PEAR or a local copy?”.
Give your answer like “local” and press Enter.
It’ll ask confirmation. Just give “yes” and press Enter.



5. Set location
You can see 12 files with default location and it’ll ask location change?
If you wanna change, just give “all” and change that. Better, Set default one. For default location, press Enter.



6. Alter php.ini
Then you may get one WARNING. You have include the path of PEAR into php.ini . So, It’ll ask
“Would you like to alter php.ini ? [Y/n] :”. Give “Y” and press Enter.



7. Add Path Variable into your System.
Goto Control Panel -> System and Security -> System -> Advanced system settings
You’ll get System Properties window. There, select Advanced Tab and click Environment Variables…
Here, you’ll get Environment Variables Window. Here, select PATH into ‘System Variables’ and click edit.
Now you’ll get Edit system Variable Window. Here, Add you PEAR folder path with Semicolon. Don’t for forget, only add the path, not replace.
For my path,
C:\wamp\bin\php\php5.4.3;
click ‘OK’ and Save it.




8. Install PEAR with wamp server on windows 7



Close opened command prompt and open New CMD. Give “pear” command and press Enter. If PEAR running successfully, You’ll get PEAR’s list of commands. So you Installed PEAR.

Enjoy!!!