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Asked: 2026-05-21T17:06:34+00:00

I am trying to get PHPUnit up and running the following are the steps

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I am trying to get PHPUnit up and running the following are the steps I am currently following:

### Install new PEAR Version needed for PHPUnit 3.X
### Download:  http://pear.php.net/go-pear.phar Save it under C:\xampp\php

Open a command prompt and go to C:\xampp\php
Type "php go-pear.phar" (Installs new PEAR)
Type "pear update-channels" (updates channel definitions)
Type "pear upgrade --alldeps" (upgrades all existing packages and pear)
Type "pear channel-discover components.ez.no" (this is needed for PHPUnit)
Type "pear channel-discover pear.symfony-project.com" (also needed by PHPUnit)
Type "pear channel-discover pear.phpunit.de" (This IS phpunit)
Type "pear install --alldeps phpunit/PHPUnit" (installs PHPUnit and all dependencies)

This works up untill the point where I have to pear upgrade --alldeps after downloading all the bits it needs i get:#

ERROR: failed to mkdir C:\php\pear\data\Auth\Auth\Frontend
ERROR: failed to mkdir C:\php\pear\docs\Benchmark\doc
ERROR: failed to mkdir C:\php\pear\data\Cache\Container
ERROR: failed to mkdir C:\php\pear\docs\Cache_Lite\docs
ERROR: failed to mkdir C:\php\pear\docs\Calendar\docs\examples
ERROR: failed to mkdir C:\php\pear\docs\Config\docs
.....

My PHP directory is installed under C:\xampp\php

What do I need to change so that it knows the correct place to add these directories/ files?

Thanks

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  1. Editorial Team

    It seems the issue is not with PHPUnit but with your pear installation in general.

    The user you run the install with does not have the privileges to create the needed folders.

    Ether fix those permissions or start the cmd prompt with admin privileges (windowsbutton & enter “cmd” then strg+shift+enter) and rerun the commands.

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