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chump2877
05-20-2006, 03:21 PM
Hi,

I'm trying to install and use the following PEAR packages:

http://pear.php.net/package/Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer/
http://pear.php.net/package/OLE

I don;t have access to the server or a command prompt, so I tried installing the PEAR package manager by using the following script in a web browser: http://go-pear.org/.

This seems to have installed itself successfully on the server I'm using, by me following the following steps:

# Installation: Web browser
#
# You can now use go-pear via a webbrowser, thanks to Christian Dickmann. It is
# still beta codes, but feel free to test it:
# 1.: Download the go-pear script by using the "Save target as ..." function
# of your browser here.
#
# 2.: Place the go-pear file somewhere under the document root of your webserver.
# The easiest way is to create a new directory for pear and to put the file in there.
# Be sure your web server is setup to recognize PHP, and that you use an appropriate
# extension. For example, you might name this file gopear.php
#
# 3.: Access go-pear through your webserver and follow the instructions. Please
# make sure that PHP has write access to the dir you want to install PEAR into.
# For example: http://localhost/pear/gopear.php
#
# 4.: After running go-pear you get a link to the Web Frontend of the PEAR installer.
# I suggest bookmarking this link.
#
# 5.: Protect the Web Frontend directory and the go-pear script with a password.
# Use .htaccess on Apache webservers for example.

FYI, the server that is hosting this site is a Windows server....

So now that the PEAR packages manager is installed (I think), how do I install the individual packages without direct access to the server?

thank you.