Hi > i confirm that PEAR.php it is under the correct directory with system.php > file. > i've tried follow your tip by executing that piece of code and it returns > me : > > > bool(true) bool(false) > I also tried to execute pear upgrade and it returns me the following error > > > > Error getting channel info from pear.php.net: SECURITY ERROR: Will not > write to XXXX > > Can you give me more check to do in order to give you more information > about this strange issue The only reason I can think of for this, would be that your user-account does not have write permission to that location. Please confirm you are using Windows (which version) and that you are executing the commands from an Administrator's command prompt. > > i have the following version of PHP : > > >PHP 5.4.6 (cli) (built: Aug 15 2012 21:16:03) > >Copyright (c) 1997-2012 The PHP Group > >Zend Engine v2.4.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2012 Zend Technologies -- Niel Archer -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php