Alexey Zakhlestin has announced on his blog today the fact that his PECL package - Syck - has officially gone beta.

This is an extension for reading and writing YAML-files. YAML (rhymes with "camel") is a straightforward machine parsable data serialization format designed for human readability and interaction with scripting languages. YAML is optimized for data serialization, configuration settings, log files, Internet messaging and filtering.

He's also included updated versions of the install instructions (a simple three-step process).