dreammonkey

1. download PECL:
$ curl -O https://pear.php.net/go-pear.phar 

2.install PECL in MAMP PHP folder:
$ sudo php -d detect_unicode=0 go-pear.phar

!!! make sure the installation directories look like this: !!!

 1. Installation base ($prefix)                   : /Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php7.2.14
 2. Temporary directory for processing            : /tmp/pear/install