cd /Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/lib/php/pear
sudo php pearcmd.php channel-update pear.php.net
sudo php pearcmd.php install PEAR

Then change path in php.ini for pear

include_path = ".:/Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/lib/php:/Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/lib/php/pear"

http://www.freshblurbs.com/howto-enable-pear-os-x-xampp

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