Stefanov S. PHP Programming with PEAR: XML, Data, Dates, Web Services, and Web APIs

Packt, 2006 — 292 p.
This book explains many powerful PEAR packages¿ for maximizing your PHP development productivity for accessing and displaying data, handling dates, working with XML and Web Services, and accessing Web APIs. This book is for PHP developers who want to maximize their productivity through the use of proven, high-quality, reusable PEAR components. Some experience of working with PEAR classes will prove helpful, and developers who've used PEAR before can find something new to delight them.