Re: [webmin-l] Why so many php 5.6

[Andrey R. <anr...@ya...>]

Greetings, Kimberly!

> On 09/12/18 21:04, Andrey Repin wrote:
>> Greetings, Kimberly!
>>
>>> I set up a server with MariaDB 10.1 and php 5.6 and then install
>>> Virtualmin; I noticed that Virtualmin alone installed MariaDB 5.5 and I
>>> figured I would first set up MariaDB before installing Virtualmin.
>>> After Virtualmin install and configuration I see the following:
>>> The following PHP versions are available :
>>> 5.6.39 (/bin/php-cgi),
>> This one is likely under alternatives control.
>>
>>> 5.6.39 (/bin/php56-cgi),
>> This should me actual executable.
>>
>>> 7.0.27 (/opt/rh/rh-php70/root/usr/bin/php-cgi),
>> This is 7.0... as you probably know.
>>
>>> 5.6 (mod_php)
>> This one's libapache2-mod-php5
>>
>>> Why are there so many different php 5.6 listed?
>> Because they are installed. Nothing wrong with it, per se.

> Yes, but when you choose php version in the virtual server, you see one 
> 5.6.39 listed after another.  Does it matter what is selected?

It matters if you select mog_php or CGI.
Slightly different features will be available to the running scripts.
Said that, I strongly advise against plain CGI. It's a performance hog under
any serious load.


-- 
With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Monday, December 10, 2018 5:52:09

Sorry for my terrible english...