- Allows external entities to setup "PEAR" Servers
- Dependency Validation
A channel defines:
- The channel name.
- An optional suggested user alias for the channel.
- A brief summary of the channel's purpose.
- An optional package to perform custom validation of packages on both download and packaging.
- A list of protocols supported by a channel (XML-RPC, SOAP, and REST are supported).
- A list of mirrors and the protocols they support.