CentOS - Aug 2022 - OT:: Multiple PHP versions

--On Monday, August 15, 2022 1:03 PM -0400 H <agents at meddatainc.com>
wrote:
> While I would prefer to install php 7.4 from SCL, both IUS and Remi's
> repositories do carry it. Do you see a reason to choose one over the
> other bearing in mind I need to have multiple versions installed used by
> different web apps?
I'm a minor PHP user and 7.3 has been adequate for running WordPress. So I 
haven't felt pressured to investigate the IUS and Remi offerings.

I'd suggest downloading both and querying the packages to compare. Use
"rpm
-qplv" to list the files included, and "rpm -qp --scripts" to see
what
other modifications they'll make to your system. I always do that on 
"alien" packages to make sure they won't do anything unexpected to
my
system. (I so wish Windows packaging was this simple!)

On August 15, 2022 3:30:00 PM EDT, Kenneth Porter <shiva at
sewingwitch.com> wrote:
>--On Monday, August 15, 2022 1:03 PM -0400 H <agents at
meddatainc.com>
>wrote:
>
>> While I would prefer to install php 7.4 from SCL, both IUS and
Remi's
>> repositories do carry it. Do you see a reason to choose one over the
>> other bearing in mind I need to have multiple versions installed used
>by
>> different web apps?
>
>I'm a minor PHP user and 7.3 has been adequate for running WordPress.
>So I 
>haven't felt pressured to investigate the IUS and Remi offerings.
>
>I'd suggest downloading both and querying the packages to compare. Use
>"rpm 
>-qplv" to list the files included, and "rpm -qp --scripts" to
see what
>other modifications they'll make to your system. I always do that on 
>"alien" packages to make sure they won't do anything
unexpected to my
>system. (I so wish Windows packaging was this simple!)
>
>
>
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Good suggestions, thank you.