Apache module + Ubuntu 18.04 + mpm prefork breaks PHP version

comport3

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Oct 18, 2018, 4:43:55 AM10/18/18

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Hi All,

When testing the latest version of ' puppetlabs-apache', in default mode and settings on Ubuntu 18.04 it works fine.

When changing the mpm + php + cgi it all ends in tears when the PHP version mysteriously tries to go from 7.2 (available and default on OS) to 7.0.

Ala -

```

class { 'apache':

mpm_module => 'prefork'

}

include ::apache::mod::cgi

include ::apache::mod::php

```

Any ideas how to override the 7.0 value and get 7.2?

If not, how to submit a bug request for the module?

Neither of these entries in Hiera did anything useful -

apache::params::phpXXX: libapache2-mod-php7.2

apache::params::php_version: 7.2

comport3

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Oct 18, 2018, 11:36:22 PM10/18/18

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OK I have managed to debug this one.

It only seems to apply when using mpm_module: prefork with cgid and/or php

There is a fix to the Apache module as follows:

Bump the $php_version in params.pp from 7.0 to 7.2 on line 268

Add this section beneath the preceding logic around line 85/86 in mpm.pp:

if $mpm == 'prefork' and $::operatingsystem == 'Ubuntu' and $::operatingsystemrelease == '18.04' {

# workaround https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mpm-itk/+bug/1286882

# https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/+bug/1771934

# https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/+bug/1782806

exec {

'/usr/sbin/a2dismod mpm_event':

onlyif => '/usr/bin/test -e /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/mpm_event.load',

require => Package['httpd'],

before => Package['libapache2-mod-php7.2'],

}

Hopefully this helps someone in the future.

David Schmitt

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Oct 19, 2018, 7:57:41 AM10/19/18

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Hi comport3,

would you be interested to contribute this change to the main apache module for the benefit of everyone? If you never have contributed to a public module before check out David Swan's talk from Puppetize Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIVFq4ZS3_M as a starter.

Cheers, David

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