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+# pecl/ares
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+## About:
+
+Asynchronous Resolver. A binding to the lib(c)ares library.
+
+## Installation:
+
+This extension is hosted at [PECL](http://pecl.php.net) and can be installed with [PEAR](http://pear.php.net)'s pecl command:
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+    # pecl install ares
+
+Also, watch out for self-installing [pharext](https://github.com/m6w6/pharext) packages attached to [releases](https://github.com/m6w6/ext-ares/releases).