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# PEAR_Common::validPackageName()

PEAR_Common::validPackageName() -- Test whether a string is a valid package name

## Synopsis

    require_once 'PEAR/common.php';

``bool PEAR_Common::validPackageName` (string $name)`

## Description

Test whether a string contains a valid package name.

## Parameter

string `$name`

  the package name to test

## Return value

`bool` - Returns `TRUE` on success, `FALSE` on failure.

## Note

This function can not be called statically.

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