Packages (Total noob question)

[veggieCoder]

What are packages in PHP? Are these basically libraries? Like a namespace or a dll?

Thanks much!

[NogDog]

Technically, there is no such thing as a "package" in PHP. Practically speaking, multiple related classes grouped together in a directory or directory tree are often considered a "package". The PEAR repository (http://pear.php.net) uses a directory/file naming convention to provide a pseudo package functionality.