Why are there no longer Windows binaries for PECL extensions like pecl_http?

Question

I\'m working on a PHP project running on Windows and it would be so very handy to be able to use pecl_http rather than working with cURL and re-inventing the wheel in order to d

Answer 1

I'm not sure if this is a fresh update to the page or if I missed it the first time. But under the current Windows Binaries there is a note which reads:

Note: The PECL package will not be released for this version. The 5.2.6 PECL package does however work with this release

(From: http://www.php.net/downloads.php)

For some reason I only noticed the first part, to the point where I'm almost SURE the second sentence wasn't there when I checked the first time :). Not to worry, effectively this means I can use the PECL package from the 5.2.6 release of PHP. (http://museum.php.net/php5/pecl-5.2.6-Win32.zip)

Thanks guys for your answers, it was a great help.

Cheers Iain