PEAR_PackageUpdate::getPackageInfo

Description

Loads the latest package information from the channel server.

This method contacts the packages channel server using a PEAR_Remote instance. If any errors are encountered (channel server does not host the package, bad package name, etc.) they will be pushed onto the error stack.

Note

This function can not be called statically.

Return value

boolean - TRUE if the information was retrieved successfully, FALSE otherwise. Errors will be pushed onto the error stack.