Caching with PEAR::Cache - Installing Pear::Cache

The Cache package is dependant upon a few other PEAR packages. It needs HTTP_Request which in turn is dependent upon Net_URL which in turn is dependent upon Net_Socket. Obviously there are some packages that must be installed prior to using Cache.

Net_Socket is part of the default Pear installation so we can begin our installation instead with Net_URL:

Next, we need to install HTTP_Request:

Finally, we can install Cache:

We're now ready to start caching! Pear::Cache can be made available to our PHP scripts simply by including Cache.php.

Next: Defining the Cache >>
 

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