Ever wondered what PEAR2 and Pyrus are all about? Want to know what they introduce and improve upon the old PEAR? A core member of the PEAR community will lead the attendees through the maze and enlighten them about all this and more.

This is an introduction into PEAR 2 and Pyrus by one of the PEAR group members that helped pave the way for the new PEAR PHP 5+ update, with a step by step guide into new ways introduced by PEAR 2 and the improvements Pyrus adds as the new PEAR2 installer. You will be introduced to the new bundles approach, phar, how to install your application and update it via Pyrus, how to update your internal application library code if it was originally a pear package or packaged as one (this is aimed at shared hosting people or those that don't want to use the global PEAR installation) and a slew of other improvements PEAR2 has in stock for you!