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# PEAR_Common::infoFromAny()

PEAR_Common::infoFromAny() -- Returns package information from different sources

## Synopsis

    require_once 'PEAR/common.php';

``string PEAR_Common::infoFromAny` (string $info)`

## Description

Returns package information from different sources. This method is able to extract information about a package from a .tgz archive or from a XML package definition file.

## Parameter

string `$info`

  Filename of the source (`'package.xml'`, `'<package>.tgz'`)

## Return value

`string` - Package information

## Throws

Table 27-1. Possible PEAR_Error values

Error code | Error value | Meaning | Solution
--- | --- | --- | ---
| "" |  |

## Note

This function can not be called statically.

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