PECL extension for Windows

Question

I found a few related posts here but didn\'t get my answer. So posting again.
How would I install a PECL extension on windows? Say I want the PECL oAuth extension on Win

Answer 1

The php source ships with a set of configuration scripts for windows (using windows script host) that mimics the autoconf tools as far as php is concerned. If you place the code for the extension in a directory under the /ext directory (where all the other extensions like bcmath, bzip, ... are located) you can let the buildconf-script create a makefile that includes the build rules for that (new) extension.
There's a step-by-step walk-through at http://wiki.php.net/internals/windows/stepbystepbuild which seems to be brief but feasible.