How can beginners ensure they have the necessary prerequisites in place before attempting to install PHP libraries like Doctrine with PEAR?

Beginners can ensure they have the necessary prerequisites in place before attempting to install PHP libraries like Doctrine with PEAR by first installing PEAR itself. PEAR is a package manager for PHP that allows for easy installation of libraries and dependencies. Once PEAR is installed, users can then use it to install Doctrine and any other desired libraries. 

// Install PEAR
$ wget http://pear.php.net/go-pear.phar
$ php go-pear.phar

// Use PEAR to install Doctrine
$ pear channel-discover pear.doctrine-project.org
$ pear install doctrine/Doctrine

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PHP Doctrine PEAR prerequisites installation

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