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+title: 'Announcing the Pre-Release of the PHP Installer for Extensions (PIE)'
+layout: post
+tags:
+  - news
+author:
+  - name: James Titcumb
+    url: https://phpc.social/@asgrim
+published_at: 19 November 2024
+---
+
+We're thrilled to introduce the pre-release of the PHP Installer for Extensions (PIE) – [**github.com/php/pie**](https://github.com/php/pie)!
+
+PIE aims to simplify managing PHP extensions by providing a modern, flexible alternative to PECL and treating extensions as first-class citizens in the PHP ecosystem.
+
+<blockquote>
+PIE development is commissioned by the <a href="https://www.sovereign.tech/tech/php"><strong>Sovereign Tech Agency</strong></a>.
+</blockquote>
+
+This initial pre-release is available as a [PHAR download](https://github.com/php/pie/releases/tag/0.2.0), and we invite you to take it for a spin and share your feedback. While this release is an exciting milestone, we know there's a lot more work ahead to make PIE ready for widespread use, so your feedback is invaluable. If you encounter any issues, or have any questions, feel free to open an [issue on GitHub](https://github.com/php/pie/issues), and help us shape the future of PIE.
+
+## Why PIE?
+
+With PIE, the process of managing PHP extensions becomes more streamlined. Extensions are distributed via [Packagist](https://packagist.org/extensions) just like regular PHP packages! It makes the installation and update process quite familiar if you already use Composer.
+
+We’re working to make PIE stronger and easier to use. We’re improving how PHP extensions are managed and using ideas from Composer to make the process smoother.
+
+## Are you an extension author?
+
+Extensions do need to be made compatible with PIE by adding a \`composer.json\` (more instructions [here](https://github.com/php/pie/blob/main/docs/extension-maintainers.md)), and submitting it to [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/submit). Once a package has added support for PIE, it will appear on the Packagist [Extensions list](https://packagist.org/extensions) page.
+
+💜️🐘