Install oAuth PECL error: Cannot install, php_dir for channel "pecl.php.net" is not writeable by the current user

command-line, oauth, pecl, terminal

Solution

First find out where the php_dir is. You can do this by using the 'config-get' command:

`pecl config-get php_dir`

After this you can either:

Change the ownership of that folder (and any needed child folders)

`sudo chown <username> <php_dir>`

or

Set the php_dir to a different folder

`pecl config-set php_dir /path/to/new/dir`

Problem

I'm trying to instal oAuth on OS X, but I am getting this error in the Terminal: Cannot install, php_dir for channel "pecl.php.net" is not writeable by the current user How do I allow it to be writable?

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