## Packaging and distribution

### Creating a package

PDO drivers are released via PECL; all the usual rules for PECL extensions apply. Packaging is accomplished by creating a valid package.xml file and then running:

    $ pecl package

This will create a tarball named PDO_SKEL-X.Y.Z.tgz.

Before releasing the package, you should test that it builds correctly; if you've made a mistake in your config.m4 or package.xml files, the package may not function correctly. You can test the build, without installing anything, using the following invocation:

    $ pecl build package.xml

Once this is proven to work, you can test installation:

    $ pecl package
    $ sudo pecl install PDO_SKEL-X.Y.X.tgz

Full details about package.xml can be found in the PEAR Programmer's documentation (» http://pear.php.net/manual/).

### Releasing the package

A PDO driver is released via the PHP Extension Community Library (PECL). Information about PECL can be found at » http://pecl.php.net/index.php.