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# Compiling shared PECL extensions with PEAR

PEAR makes it easy to create shared PHP extensions. Using the pear command, do the following:

    $ pear install extname

This will download the source for extname, compile, and install `extname.so` into your extension_dir. `extname.so` may then be loaded via `php.ini`

By default, the pear command will not install packages that are marked with the alpha or beta state. If no stable packages are available, you may install a beta package using the following command:

    $ pear install extname-beta

You may also install a specific version using this variant:

    $ pear install extname-0.1

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