---
name: "pkg-php-tools"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "pkg-php-tools"
version: "1.49"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pkg-php-tools/7"
---

# pkg-php-tools(7)

debhelper tool suite for PHP PEAR and Composer packages

## NAME

pkg-php-tools - debhelper tool suite for PHP PEAR and Composer packages

## DESCRIPTION

For a quick start, read */usr/share/doc/pkg-php-tools/README.PEAR* or */usr/share/doc/pkg-php-tools/README.Composer*.

[**dh\_phppear**(1)](/dh_phppear/1.md) is a debhelper program that is responsible for generating the **${phppear:\*}** substitutions and adding them to substvars files. See the corresponding manpage.

[**dh\_phpcomposer**(1)](/dh_phpcomposer/1.md) is a debhelper program that is responsible for generating the **${phpcomposer:\*}** substitutions and adding them to substvars files. See the corresponding manpage.

*Debian::Debhelper::Buildsystem::phppear* is an additional build system targeted at PHP PEAR packages (with a *package.xml* or *package2.xml* file).

Please note that this tool suite is not part of debhelper.

## SEE ALSO

[**dh\_phpcomposer**(1)](/dh_phpcomposer/1.md), [**dh\_phppear**(1)](/dh_phppear/1.md), [**debhelper**(7)](/debhelper/7.md), */usr/share/doc/pkg-php-tools/README.Composer*, */usr/share/doc/pkg-php-tools/README.PEAR*

## AUTHOR

Mathieu Parent \<sathieu@debian.org\>