FriendsOfPHP/pickle

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1652 stars · 87 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Pickle is a PHP extension installer that works on all platforms, including full Windows support. It installs PECL extensions and helps extension developers automate release packaging by deriving metadata from source files.

Use cases

• install php extensions from pecl
• install memcache extension via command line
• install php extension binaries on windows
• show info about a php extension
• automate php extension release packaging
• install php extensions from git urls

When to choose

• you need to install PECL PHP extensions without pecl
• you develop PHP extensions and want automated release tooling
• you need PHP extension installation on Windows

When to avoid

• you need a package manager for PHP libraries (use Composer)
• the extension requires building from source without a working build environment
• you need actively developed tooling with frequent updates

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

package-manager cli developer-tools developer-tools programming-languages cross-platform cli windows php php-extensions pecl composer phar command-line linux macos

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