The purpose of the contribs is to install PHP54,PHP55,PHP56 beside the default php version installed with SME9 without having to remove or change the default php installation. We use the rpms from the [[remi]] repository which are in fact the same as those on the official [https://www.softwarecollections.org/en/ official web site], but have the advantage of providing more choices.
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The purpose of the contribs is to install PHP54, PHP55, PHP56 alongside the default php version installed with SME9 without having to remove or change the default php installation. We use the rpms from the [[remi]] repository which are in fact the same as those on the official [https://www.softwarecollections.org/en/ official web site], but have the advantage of providing more choices.
All PHP rpms are installed in /opt , this prevents any interference or conflict with default install of PHP.
All PHP rpms are installed in /opt , this prevents any interference or conflict with default install of PHP.