Pear Package install

[sampleweb30129]

hi.. i have been trying to install the pear package but finding it difficult. kindly guide me.
i have used this link as reference for now:
http://pear.php.net/manual/en/installation.shared.php

i used the traditional method given:
1. make a readable/writable folder outside public_html, named "ex1"
2. uploaded go-pear.php within one of the folder in public_html
3. when i run the go-pear.php script the file where pear should be downloaded is given as ex1.
4. when it is doing this within 30-45 seconds the process stops abdrubtly.

kindly guide me how i can install the pear package.
let me know if any further information is needed.

thanks in advance.

 

[descalzo]

Basically anything that goes outside the server to grab content has been blocked.

 

[sampleweb30129]

thanks for the reply...

I wanted pear package for sending mail...
I wanted to use gmail smtp account. It would be very kind of you if you could guide me or direct me to some resource i can use.

i have tried without gmail smtp with the following code, however there seems to be some problem.
$to = "sampleweb301@gmail.com";
$subject = $subject;
$body = $msg;
$from="sampleweb401@gmail.com";
$headers = array ('From' => $from,
'To' => $to,
'Subject' => $subject).
"X-Mailer: php";
if (mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers))
{echo "a";}
else {echo "b";}

Kindly guide me for the above two problems..

I have been looking for a way to use the gmail smtp but cannot find one.
Thanks in advance

 

[descalzo]

http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmailer/

is a good alternative to the PEAR module. Works here to send mail via SMTP and Google Apps for your domain.