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# PEAR_PackageFileManager::addMaintainer()

PEAR_PackageFileManager::addMaintainer() -- Add a maintainer to the list of maintainers.

## Synopsis

    require_once 'PEAR/PackageFileManager.php';

``void PEAR_PackageFileManager::addMaintainer` (string $handle, lead|developer|contributor|helper $role, string $name, string $email)`

## Description

Every maintainer must have a valid account at pear.php.net. The first parameter is the account name (for instance, cellog is the handle for Greg Beaver at pear.php.net). Every maintainer has one of four possible roles:

- lead: the primary maintainer

- developer: an important developer on the project

- contributor: self-explanatory

- helper: ditto

Finally, specify the name and email of the maintainer

## Parameter

string `$handle`

  username on pear.php.net of maintainer

lead|developer|contributor|helper `$role`

  role of maintainer

string `$name`

  full name of maintainer

string `$email`

  email address of maintainer

## Throws

throws no exceptions thrown

## Note

This function can not be called statically.

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