Php7 Default web stack

hello,

i will be change the default php Default web stack. i have nethserver 7.6 with php 5.4 default webstack.
but i have some problems with old php handler. its possible run php7 as default ? what is the best way to change it.
i cant find any option on webgui.
best case i can controll in webgui php-version via vhost.

because i have some problems with secure and freebdx. freebdx version 14.0.13.4 and i cant reset session as example.

i have found in the old webgui 980 port the php settings over stephdl rep. its installed and i have select as default php7 but it doesnt work fine.
server header say
Apache/2.4.6 (CentOS) OpenSSL/1.0.2k-fips PHP/5.4.16

I think you can use php-scl from @stephdl.
For that you have to install stephdl repository first. Have a look here:

https://wiki.nethserver.org/doku.php?id=stephdl_repository

After that you can install php-scl with the commands at the following wiki-link:

https://wiki.nethserver.org/doku.php?id=php-scl&s[]=stephdl&s[]=repo

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Even with the option of php-scl, I agree there should be a new(er) base version for php in NS. I know we follow upstream on this but we also can not ignore the official php support:
https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php
php5 (all versions!) are eol since 1 jan 2019
php7.0 is also eol since 1 jan 2019
php7.1 already entered security updates only
php7.2 is out of active support and enters security updates only on dec 1st 2019

I know RH supports the eol versions that are shipped with the distro (and CentOS follows that path), but stillā€¦ we encounter loads of applications that just need a newer version of php.

I guess we are just depending on RH on thisā€¦ :confused:

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Iā€™m not a huge fan of RedHatā€™s methodology here, but itā€™s pretty common among other ā€œstableā€, server-oriented OSs (see also Debian, FreeBSD, etc.), and I do understand the logic for it. But why is it a problem, such that weā€™d need a newer base version? Install php-scl, set the default version to 7.2 (or whatever), and youā€™re good to go.

What the server headers say doesnā€™t matter. If youā€™ve set the root folderā€™s version as desired (see below):
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ā€¦then thatā€™s the version thatā€™s running there. If you want to test, create a file there called test.php with contents of <?php phpinfo(); ?>. Browse to it, and youā€™ll see something like this:
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FreePBX 14 works with PHP5.6, see FreePBX wiki.

Like many other applications on Nethserver, FreePBX uses php-fpm in /etc/httpd/fpbx-conf/httpd.conf, line 9.

Sorry, what do you mean with reset session?

To run fwconsole with PHP 5.6:

scl enable rh-php56 fwconsole

https://docs.nethserver.org/en/v7/freepbx.html#fwconsole

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i have successfully switched php dealers via webgui. thx @ll

all have now a current php version. only with freepbx ā€¦ i always have one and the same session in the webgui.
unfortunately i canā€™t log in. also the command ā€œfwconsole unlock sessionidā€ returns the following error it would be an invalid session. even after a reload i always have the same session.
i have tried to install and uninstall freepbx several times. unfortunately without success.
i always see the webgui but canā€™t login. i think it is a chmod problem ?
here all log excerpts:

log from install:
Installing pm2ā€¦
Installing/Updating Required Libraries. This may take a whileā€¦The following messages are ONLY FOR DEBUGGING. Ignore anything that says ā€˜WARNā€™ or is just a warning
mkdir: cannot create directory ā€˜/var/www/html/freepbx/admin/modules/pm2/node/logsā€™: Permission denied
The command ā€œrunuser ā€˜asteriskā€™ -c 'cd /var/www/html/freepbx/admin/modules/pm2/node && mkdir -p /home/asterisk/.pm2 && mkdir -p /var/www/html/freepbx/admin/modules/pm2/node/logs && export HOME=ā€/home/asterisk" && export PM2_HOME="/home/asterisk/.pm2" && export ASTLOGDIR="/var/log/asterisk" && export ASTVARLIBDIR="/var/lib/asterisk" && export PATH="$HOME/.node/bin:$PATH" && export NODE_PATH="$HOME/.node/lib/node_modules:$NODE_PATH" && export MANPATH="$HOME/.node/share/man:$MANPATH" && npm-cache -vā€™" failed.

Error Output:

mkdir: cannot create directory ā€˜/var/www/html/freepbx/admin/modules/pm2/node/logsā€™: Permission denied

errors in freebdx.log
[2019-Sep-17 21:30:02] [CRITICAL] (admin/bootstrap.php:260) - Connection attmempt to AMI failed
[2019-Sep-17 21:30:02] [freepbx.INFO]: Deprecated way to add Console commands for module certman, adding console commands this way can have negative performance impacts. Please use module.xml. See: https://wiki.freepbx.org/display/FOP/Adding+fwconsole+commands [] []

error in deefault log:

Failed at step RUNTIME_DIRECTORY spawning /usr/sbin/asterisk: File exists

CODE_FILE src/core/execute.c
CODE_FUNCTION exec_spawn
CODE_LINE 2004
ERRNO 17
EXECUTABLE /usr/sbin/asterisk
MESSAGE_ID 641257651c1b4ec9a8624d7a40a9e1e7
PRIORITY 3
SYSLOG_FACILITY 3
SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER systemd
USER_UNIT asterisk.service
_BOOT_ID f579d16f536f495ba2cbb24d5fd6eb65
_CAP_EFFECTIVE 1fffffffff
_COMM (asterisk)
_GID 0
_HOSTNAME nethserver.domain.tld
_MACHINE_ID b3af0e39fe30437b95296feb9ecddea9
_PID 54641
_SOURCE_REALTIME_TIMESTAMP 1568750623354533
_SYSTEMD_CGROUP /system.slice/asterisk.service/control
_SYSTEMD_SLICE system.slice
_SYSTEMD_UNIT asterisk.service
_TRANSPORT journal
_UID 0
__CURSOR s=10fb299b5baf45bd90e2ab1734ea0659;i=8e23;b=f579d16f536f495ba2cbb24d5fd6eb65;m=38090861f;t=592c537a56f85;x=58d3c8e2143df3c1
__MONOTONIC_TIMESTAMP 15041857055
__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP 1568750623354757

You may try to set permissions with fwconsole or set permissions of /var/www/html/freepbx/admin/modules/pm2/node manually.

thx all ā€¦ great forum :slight_smile: i have removed the freepbx completly and reinstalled and now it works perfect :slight_smile:
danke: Uninstall FreePBX completely

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Thanks for your feedback.
Could you please mark the topic as solved.

ok :wink: i like nethserver ā€¦ and the Community :slight_smile: realy good product

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