Using geerlingguy.php-versions prevents overriding geerlingguy.php's php_packages variable about ansible-role-php-versions HOT 3 CLOSED

@oxyc and I wrote this role mostly to make it super easy for people to switch between 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2 on Drupal VM (https://www.drupalvm.com), and only when used in tandem with geerlingguy.php.

That said, if you just want to add packages to the list, the best way is to use the php_packages_extra variable in the geerlingguy.php role, and add additional packages there.

I admit the use case of this role is slightly narrow in that, if you don't need all the packages this role manages, and can't live with the extra packages being installed, then the best option is to fork the role and customize it to your needs—or as you say, drop using this role and manage the php_packages list entirely on your own.

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@oxyc and I wrote this role mostly to make it super easy for people to switch between 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2 on Drupal VM.

Fair enough. We'd been managing the php versions aspect manually up til now in any case. Thanks for the feedback (and also for the million-and-one roles)!

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@ctorgalson you can use a group or host var to override this.

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