The Webbased PEAR Package Manager

I would like to introduce everybody to the freshly released
PEAR_Frontend_Web, version 0.7.0. (demo at
http://tias.ul
yssis.org/frontweb_demo/)

Its a webbased frontend to the PEAR installer, but it is now
even a lot
more. It gives you the power of PEAR as a package manager in
a
comprehensible, clear and user friendly way. It's the ideal
solution for
anybody that manages PEAR packages on a webserver.

Some of its great features are:
* Webbased: no remote shell access needed. Even for the
initial
installation you can use go-pear's webfrontend.
* Fully channel aware: no default channel, all channels are
managed at
the same time. This offers a much more intuitive way of
working for all
those that use multiple channels.
* Unique docviewer: After installing a package you can
quickly and
easely read the documentation that came with it.
* Plus all features of the PEAR Installer, including
features that are
not yet in PEAR itself, like 'list-categories'.


This package changes the way PEAR is used and opens the way
for PEAR as
a full blown package management system. A system where
channels are true
web-software repositories and where libraries as well as
entire
webapplications are installed and managed with the same
ease.


Delightfully,
Tias

Tias wrote:
> I would like to introduce everybody to the freshly
released
> PEAR_Frontend_Web, version 0.7.0. (demo at
> http://tias.ul
yssis.org/frontweb_demo/)
> 
> Its a webbased frontend to the PEAR installer, but it
is now even a lot
> more. It gives you the power of PEAR as a package
manager in a
> comprehensible, clear and user friendly way. It's the
ideal solution for
> anybody that manages PEAR packages on a webserver.
> 
> Some of its great features are:
> * Webbased: no remote shell access needed. Even for the
initial
> installation you can use go-pear's webfrontend.
> * Fully channel aware: no default channel, all channels
are managed at
> the same time. This offers a much more intuitive way of
working for all
> those that use multiple channels.
> * Unique docviewer: After installing a package you can
quickly and
> easely read the documentation that came with it.
> * Plus all features of the PEAR Installer, including
features that are
> not yet in PEAR itself, like 'list-categories'.
> 
> 
> This package changes the way PEAR is used and opens the
way for PEAR as
> a full blown package management system. A system where
channels are true
> web-software repositories and where libraries as well
as entire
> webapplications are installed and managed with the same
ease.
> 
> 
> Delightfully,
> Tias
> 


Wow, awesome 
Really a great tool now!

Regards,
Matthias

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Tias wrote:
> I would like to introduce everybody to the freshly
released
> PEAR_Frontend_Web, version 0.7.0. (demo at
> http://tias.ul
yssis.org/frontweb_demo/)
> 
> Its a webbased frontend to the PEAR installer, but it
is now even a lot
> more. It gives you the power of PEAR as a package
manager in a
> comprehensible, clear and user friendly way. It's the
ideal solution for
> anybody that manages PEAR packages on a webserver.
> 
> Some of its great features are:
> * Webbased: no remote shell access needed. Even for the
initial
> installation you can use go-pear's webfrontend.
> * Fully channel aware: no default channel, all channels
are managed at
> the same time. This offers a much more intuitive way of
working for all
> those that use multiple channels.
> * Unique docviewer: After installing a package you can
quickly and
> easely read the documentation that came with it.
> * Plus all features of the PEAR Installer, including
features that are
> not yet in PEAR itself, like 'list-categories'.
> 
> 
> This package changes the way PEAR is used and opens the
way for PEAR as
> a full blown package management system. A system where
channels are true
> web-software repositories and where libraries as well
as entire
> webapplications are installed and managed with the same
ease.

Congratulations Tias,

I'm very glad to see the progress on this front, keep up the
good work.
 Let's butt our heads together on improvements to REST now,
as PEAR
1.6.0 is due in less than 2 weeks - time is short for
changes, so let's
do this 

Greg

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