PECL makes it easy to create shared PHP extensions. Using the » pecl command, do the following:
This will download the source for extname, compile, and install extname.so into the extension_dir. extname.so may then be loaded via php.ini.
By default, the pecl command will not install packages
that are marked with the alpha or
beta
state.
If no stable packages are available,
a beta package may be installed using the following
command:
A specific version may also be installed using this variant:
Note:
After enabling the extension in php.ini, restarting the web service is required for the changes to be picked up.