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Numerous options for installing a package fails. Tried just now to install the package manager

$ pear install --onlyreqdeps PEAR_PackageFileManager

Only to get

Access is denied.

Tried to use pyrus, but I get 

Pyrus\XMLParser\Exception: Invalid XML document
 Pyrus\XMLParser\Exception: Line 2: Element '{http://pear2.php.net/dtd/customcommand-2.0}commands', attribute 'version': The value '(null)' does not match the fixed value constraint '2.0'.

This is a circular dependency: I need the package file manager to create the packages.XML file, but I can't get the package manager if I don't have a packages.XML file for pyrus. This is not workable.

Lastly, the pear manual describes how to generate a packages.xml file. There's a link to a template that the document says to use. When I click on that link, I get a file not found error.

Am having other failures, but the summary is that even carefully following the PEAR manual in detail doesn't create a workable PEAR. Am I missing something?

Mogsdad
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KCinAZ
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  • I note that someone has said I've done little research (-1). I've been working on this for at least a week, almost full time. Pear works, and all I want to do, ultimately, is add the Mail package. I'm happy to do more research, I need a pointer because what I've read thus far is difficult. If the individual who marked my question down would provide a better pointer, I'm happy to learn on my own. Yes, this is frustrating. – KCinAZ Sep 22 '16 at 02:34

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Nothing like a bit of anger-frustration to get the ball rolling. I found the answer here: http://davehiren.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-install-or-uninstall-pear.html. Thank goodness for Dave Hiren! I did config-set on all the path variables and voila! The mail package loaded just fine. Case closed.

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