Kapitel 6. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

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User FAQ

I have a question about PEAR. Where should I ask?

Information on subscribing this mailing lists can be found here.

On all mailing lists mentioned above the language is english and the way you ask questions should always be polite :-).

Why does my browser show strange warnings when logging in to the website?

You are seeing the warnings because pear.php.net uses a SSL key that is signed by CAcert, whose root certificate is unfortunately not bundled with most browser.

If you are using a Mozilla browser, you can import the certificate on this site by clicking on the link „Root Certificate (PEM Format)“. When asked if you want to trust the new Certificate Authority, you need to check at least the „Trust this CA to identify web sites.“ box and click "Ok".

People using Internet Explorer may find help here.

Mac OS X users must download the above mentioned PEM file. The certificate can then be imported with the „Keychain Access“ utility via „Import“ in the „File“ menu.

Installing into customized windows folders fails

To know that the folder has a customized view, Windows sets the "read-only" attribute to the folder. The "read-only" attribute is not actually used to control write access. You can create files in a "read-only" folder. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326549

The PEAR Installer detects the read-only attribute and refuses to install into these folders. Unfortunately, there is no way to distinguish between customized folders and actual read-only folders on Windows.

The work-around is to avoid installing PEAR packages into customized Windows folders.