Editing PEAR (section)

{{Short description|Repository of PHP software code}}
{{other uses|Pear (disambiguation)}}
The '''PHP Extension and Application Repository''', or '''PEAR''', is a repository of [[PHP]] software code.  [[Stig Bakken|Stig S. Bakken]] founded the PEAR project in 1999 to promote the [[code reuse|re-use]] of code that performs common functions. The project seeks to provide a structured [[library (computer science)|library]] of code, maintain a system for distributing code and for managing [[code package]]s, and promote a standard coding style. Though community-driven, the PEAR project has a PEAR Group which serves as the governing body and takes care of administrative tasks. Each PEAR code package comprises an independent project under the PEAR umbrella.  It has its own development team, versioning-control and documentation.