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The official PHP installer for extensions, replacing the deprecated PECL, distributed as a PHAR, similar to Composer but for installing PHP extensions.

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Project Overview

PIE (PHP Installer for Extensions) is the official installer for PHP extensions, which replaces PECL (which is now deprecated). PIE is distributed as a PHAR and works in a similar way to Composer, but it installs PHP extensions to your PHP installation, rather than pulling PHP packages into your project.

Key Features

  • Installs PHP extensions (PHP Modules or Zend Extensions)
  • Distributed as a PHAR
  • Builds extensions from source (Linux/OSX) or installs pre-compiled packages (Windows)
  • Supports installing multiple extensions at once

Target Audience

  • PHP developers
  • System administrators who need to install PHP extensions

Quick Start

  1. Download pie.phar from Releases
  2. Verify the PHAR: gh attestation verify --owner php pie.phar
  3. Install an extension: pie install asgrim/example-pie-extension
  4. Install multiple extensions: pie install foo/great-extension bar/another-extension

Core Advantages

  • Official PHP extension installer
  • Replaces deprecated PECL
  • Composer-like workflow
  • Open-source and free (supported by The PHP Foundation)

System Requirements

  • OS: Cross-platform (Linux, OSX, Windows)
  • Architectures: x86_64
  • Additional Dependencies: PHP 8.1 or newer

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