Compiling shared PECL extensions with the pecl command

    PECL makes it easy to create shared PHP extensions. Using the » pecl command, do the following:


    $ pecl install extname

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

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


    $ pecl install extname-beta

    A specific version may also be installed using this variant:


    $ pecl install extname-0.1

    Note:

    After enabling the extension in php.ini, restarting the web service is required for the changes to be picked up.

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