Both PHP Magazine and DynamicWebPages.de have the announcement today about the release of the latest PEAR version - PEAR 1.3.4.

PEAR 1.3.4 fixes a serious problem caused by a bug in all versions of PHP that caused multiple registration of the shutdown function of PEAR.php, makes pear help listing more useful by putting the how-to-use info at the bottom of the listing, and several bug fixes.

It's good to see that the active development being done on PEAR is keeping it strong. Few beginner coders realize the power (and flexibility) that PEAR has to offer. Most of the time, this can lead to frustration over something that they could have just included from PEAR to begin with...