Description: ------------ Downloading packages doesn't always work: Try to "pear install http://matrix.squiz.net/download/PHP_CodeSniffer.tgz" (the package from http://pear.php.net/pepr/pepr-proposal-show.php?id=426) and pear will give you the error Could not download from "http://matrix.squiz.net/download/PHP_CodeSniffer.tgz" Invalid or missing remote package file Package "http://matrix.squiz.net/download/PHP_CodeSniffer.tgz" is not valid install failed When downloading with wget, I see that the file is redirected: Resolving matrix.squiz.net... 202.125.172.199 Connecting to matrix.squiz.net|202.125.172.199|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found Location: http://matrix.squiz.net/__data/assets/file/0005/9725/PHP_CodeSniffer-0.0.1.tgz [following] --07:27:25-- http://matrix.squiz.net/__data/assets/file/0005/9725/PHP_CodeSniffer-0.0.1.tgz => `PHP_CodeSniffer-0.0.1.tgz' The PEAR downloader should be able handle this.

Technically there is no "Host" header in HTTP/1.0 but 99.9% webservers out there does however support it. Adding :portNumber in back of the host is pushing it to far. The following patch (against current cvs) fixes it: http://php.is/bugs/pear/pear.downloader.http10.patch.txt

Hannes, I don't see where this helps with a 302 redirect?

Thats the point, you don't get the 302 redirect. PEAR Downloader works just fine with 302 redirects. In this case you are getting 404 error...

Ok, now I understand. But is it allowed to include the port in the host header at all?

In HTTP/1.1 the Host header MUST be included. The port number is optional.

This bug has been fixed in CVS. If this was a documentation problem, the fix will appear on pear.php.net by the end of next Sunday (CET). If this was a problem with the pear.php.net website, the change should be live shortly. Otherwise, the fix will appear in the package's next release. Thank you for the report and for helping us make PEAR better. thanks guys - I love patches. :)