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Future integration of "libsodium" and "Sodium-supported PHP" in Oracle Solaris SRUs

edited Nov 5, 2024 5:05PM in Oracle Solaris System Administration (MOSC) 8 commentsAnswered

Hello Oracle Solaris Community,

I’ve noticed that more and more web applications (such as the data cloud store "Nextcloud" and the learning management system "Moodle") now explicitly require libsodium support in PHP for full functionality and security. Currently, to get this up and running, I need to compile libsodium myself or install it from OpenCSW. However, the most inconvenient part is that I then have to rebuild PHP with the --with-sodium option to enable the sodium extension. This has to be done for each PHP security update. We currently use PHP 8.1, but the same applies to 8.2 and 8.3.

Are there any other Solaris users here who find themselves needing libsodium support in PHP for similar tools? I’m also wondering if there’s any chance that Oracle could consider including PHP Sodium in an upcoming SRU of Solaris 11.4. Having it officially packaged would save a lot of time and effort for those of us relying on these web tools, and it would provide a more streamlined experience.

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