voxpupuli / voxpupuli/puppet-php
php cli defaults to 7.0 update-alternatives
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Description
Hi there, I had a problem where even if I set:
php::globals::php_version: '5.6'
php cli would still be version 7 on ubuntu.
after troubleshooting I found that php-cli 7.0 has a higher priority in update-alternatives than php-cli 5.6
i solved it like this, but thought I'd just give you a heads-up
`$php_minversion = hiera('php::globals::php_version')
class { '::php': }
set the PHP CLI to php::globals::php_version
exec { "update-alternatives-php${php_minversion}":
command => "/usr/bin/update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/php php /usr/bin/php${php_minversion} 100 && /usr/bin/update-alternatives --auto php",
unless => "/bin/ls -l /etc/alternatives/php | /bin/grep ${php_minversion}",
require => Class['::php'],
}`
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Research direction
Start by tracing how php::globals::php_version is applied when the PHP class configures the CLI, then compare that behavior with the update-alternatives command shown in the issue. Done means selecting the configured PHP version on Ubuntu instead of leaving PHP 7.0 active; no source files or tests are named.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, php, ubuntu
- Domain
- cli, devops
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100