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# PEAR_DependencyDB::hasWriteAccess()

PEAR_DependencyDB::hasWriteAccess() -- determines whether a dependency DB can be modified

## Synopsis

    require_once '/DependencyDB.php';

``bool PEAR_DependencyDB::hasWriteAccess` ()`

## Description

This method is used by the installer to prevent attempts to create/modify the dependency DB if the current user does not have write access to the registry. Without this method, simple read-only commands like `pear info` would not work.

## Throws

throws no exceptions thrown

## Note

This function can not be called statically.

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