How can the PHP.ini file be modified to ensure that PEAR installations are correctly handled?

To ensure that PEAR installations are correctly handled in PHP, the include_path in the php.ini file needs to be set to include the PEAR directory. This allows PHP to locate the PEAR packages when they are required in the code. By adding the PEAR directory to the include_path, PHP will be able to find and load the necessary PEAR packages without any issues.

; Modify the include_path in php.ini to include the PEAR directory
include_path = ".:/path/to/pear"