function pushErrorHandling($mode, $options = null)
    {
        $stack = &$GLOBALS['_PEAR_error_handler_stack'];
        if (isset($this) && is_a($this, 'PEAR')) {
            $def_mode    = &$this->_default_error_mode;
            $def_options = &$this->_default_error_options;
        } else {
            $def_mode    = &$GLOBALS['_PEAR_default_error_mode'];
            $def_options = &$GLOBALS['_PEAR_default_error_options'];
        }
        $stack[] = array($def_mode, $def_options);

        if (isset($this) && is_a($this, 'PEAR')) {
            $this->setErrorHandling($mode, $options);
        } else {
            PEAR::setErrorHandling($mode, $options);
        }
        $stack[] = array($mode, $options);
        return true;
    }