[arch-general] Installing php 7 and php56 at the same time?

[Dan Haworth]

On 15/03/16 06:29, David C. Rankin wrote:
> All,
>
>    I need to downgrade php from 7 to 5.6. I built the 5.6.19 package from AUR and
> I'm now at the install stage. Before I do I thought I would ask if I need to
> remove php7 before installing php5.6? The PKGBUILD has no 'conflicts' or
> 'replaces' specified and they are prefixed differently (e.g. php and php56), but
> what I am unclear on is how my applications will know which one to use?
>
>    This was necessitate when php7 broke part of my groupware package
> (webdav/caldav/carddav) that I need working until those can be upgraded.
>
>    Do I just install php56 along side php7 or remove php7 first?
>
> If removed, then I set IgnorePkg in packman.conf
>
I have both php7 and php 5.6 from the AUR installed concurrently with no 
problems whatsoever. The php 5.6 binaries are installed in an 
alternative location and postfixed with *56 (e.g. php56).

I've been running this for several weeks without issues :)

--dan