What are some best practices for managing dependencies and installing PEAR packages in a local Apache environment?

When managing dependencies and installing PEAR packages in a local Apache environment, it is important to use a package manager like Composer to handle dependencies efficiently. Composer allows you to easily install and manage PEAR packages by specifying them in your project's composer.json file. Additionally, make sure your Apache server is properly configured to include the PEAR directory in its include path so that the packages can be autoloaded.

// Example composer.json file specifying PEAR package dependencies
{
    "require": {
        "pear-pear/Net_URL2": "^2.2"
    }
}