MAMP installation

Hi guys,

I am trying to install PEAR on MAMP 3.0 

PHP version is 5.5.9.

OSX 10.8.5. 

Configuration File Path: /Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.5.9/conf

I have tried to install it recently on MAMP 2 by following instructions from Install PEAR on MAMP, but although everything seemed fine -  pear scripts still wouldn’t work.

Now I have a fresh clean install of MAMP 3.0 which comes with pear, but when I enter 'pear' in Terminal  response I got is: -bash: pear: command not found.

 I found under MUMP 3.0 in the doc > pear folder an install file which gives following instructions for UNIX:
‘When compiling PHP from source, you simply need to include the --with-pear directive on the "./configure" command. This is "on" by default in most PHP versions, but it doesn't hurt to list it explicitly. You should also consider enabling the zlib extension via --enable-zlib, so that the PEAR installer will be able to handle gzipped files (i.e. smaller package files for faster downloads). Later, when you run "make install" to install PHP itself, part of the process will be prompts that ask you where you want PEAR to be installed.’

What does this mean in plain English? What do I need to enter at Terminal and in what order?

Thank you for your time and help.

Zel