why does phpX-cgi come alone?

[Dax Solomon Umaming]

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Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote:
> Hi,
> I noticed php5-cgi (and php4-cgi at its time) doesn't come along with 
> "php5" installation.
> It's a bit confusing as well as installing php5 implies playing with web 
> pages, at least in 90% of the cases.
> What is the idea behind the separation of "php5" and "php5-cgi"?

It's part of the modular design. By default, only the bare essentials'
installed. It's a pain in the ass, I know, especially if you're
distributing a PHP script and then finding out from your users that
class DB's missing.

But then again, it keeps my server and workstation leaner since I only
have packages that I really need and depend on.

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Dax Solomon Umaming
http://blog.knightlust.com/
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