<p>I'm trying to install <a href="http://laconi.ca/" rel="noreferrer">Laconica</a>, an open-source Microblogging application on my Windows development server using XAMPP as per the <a href="http://laconi.ca/trac/wiki/InstallationWindows" rel="noreferrer">instructions provided</a>.</p>
<p>The website cannot find PEAR, and throws the below errors:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Warning: require_once(PEAR.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\xampplite\htdocs\laconica\lib\common.php on line 31</p>
<p>Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'PEAR.php' (include_path='.;\xampplite\php\pear\PEAR') in C:\xampplite\htdocs\laconica\lib\common.php on line 31</p>
</blockquote>
<ol>
<li>PEAR is located in <code>C:\xampplite\php\pear</code></li>
<li><code>phpinfo()</code> shows me that the include path is <code>.;\xampplite\php\pear</code></li>
</ol>
<p>What am I doing wrong? Why isn't the PEAR folder being included?</p>

Try adding the drive letter:
```
```
include_path='.;c:\xampplite\php\pear\PEAR'
```
```
also verify that PEAR.php is actually there, it might be in \php\ instead:
```
```
include_path='.;c:\xampplite\php'
```
```