PEAR QuickForm install

I admit, I'm completely a newbie. I searched this forum and found one thread about PEAR and Putty, but when trying to use the suggestions in there to install the HTML_Common package so I could then install quickform I failed.

I tried typing:
$ pear install -o HTML_Common

And got:
WARNING: "pear/HTML_Common" is deprecated in favor of "pear/H"
Cannot install, php_dir for channel "pear.php.net" is not writeable by the current user

Right, so I have no idea what to do. Help?

Did you review the DreamHost wiki article on PEAR?

--rlparker

No, somehow in my searching I completely missed the obvious. The wiki article answered all my questions and I'm now happily Pearing away. Thank you so much!

You are most welcome, and I'm glad you are now "happily Pearing"!

--rlparker