Pecl: page 1
Installing via the pecl command can be a pain on Redhat. First off all you will need to install the php-devel package: yum install php-devel Then you will need ensure that the PEAR/PECL installer is at the latest version so as root run: pear channel-update pear.php.net pear upgrade pear You may need to force pear to upgrade itself by using: pear upgrade –force pear I had to use the –force option because my version of PEAR was so old that the installer thought my version of Tar_Archive might not have been up to muster. Read more ⇒