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https://github.com/fossar/nix-phps
Repository of Nix expressions for old PHP versions
https://github.com/fossar/nix-phps
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Repository of Nix expressions for old PHP versions
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/fossar/nix-phps
- Owner: fossar
- License: mit
- Created: 2021-01-09T21:40:06.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-11-04T06:17:37.000Z (about 1 month ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-11-04T07:21:05.223Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: nix, nix-flake, php
- Language: Nix
- Homepage:
- Size: 265 KB
- Stars: 65
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 18
- Open Issues: 16
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.md
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README
# nix-phps
This is a repository of Nix package expressions for old versions of PHP.
> [!CAUTION]
> Do not use versions other than the [currently supported ones](https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php) for public facing services. The older versions contain many security vulnerabilities and we do not have resources to backport security fixes. They are provided for development purposes only.
> [!WARNING]
> Backwards compatibility is not guaranteed, pin this repo if you want to avoid breakage.
## Why?
PHP projects like [selfoss](https://github.com/fossar/selfoss) aim to support Linux distributions that maintain their own forks of no-longer-supported PHP versions (e.g. [Debian](https://wiki.debian.org/PHP)). To be able to test those PHP versions in CI, we need Nix expressions for them. Since [Nixpkgs](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs) avoids unmaintained software, we maintain those expressions here.
## How to use?
We use [Cachix](https://app.cachix.org/cache/fossar) to store `x86_64-linux` binaries of the built packages. Install it as described in its [docs](https://docs.cachix.org/) and then add the cache using `cachix use fossar` if you want to avoid building those PHP packages yourself.
This package is regularly updated to match latest Nixpkgs and the PHP packages use the [same API as those in Nixpkgs](https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#sec-php).
The following versions are currently available:
- `php56` **INSECURE!**
- `php70` **INSECURE!**
- `php71` **INSECURE!**
- `php72` **INSECURE!**
- `php73` **INSECURE!**
- `php74` **INSECURE!**
- `php80` **INSECURE!**
- `php81`
- `php82`
- `php83`
- `php84`
There is also a `php` package which is the alias of the default PHP version in Nixpkgs.
### With niv
Assuming you have [niv](https://github.com/nmattia/niv) installed and initialized in your project, run `niv add fossar/nix-phps`.
Then, you will be able to use the PHP package, e.g. in `shell.nix`:
```nix
{
sources ? import ./nix/sources.nix
}:
let
nivOverlay =
final:
prev:
{
niv = (import sources.niv {}).niv;
};
pkgs = import sources.nixpkgs {
overlays = [
nivOverlay
];
config = {
};
};
phps = import sources.nix-phps;
in
pkgs.mkShell {
buildInputs = [
phps.packages.${builtins.currentSystem}.php
# for easy updating
pkgs.niv
];
}
```
### With Nix flakes
> **Warning:** Nix flakes are experimental technology, use it only if you are willing to accept that you might need to change your code in the future.
Add this repository to the `inputs` in your `flake.nix`’s:
```nix
inputs = {
…
phps.url = "github:fossar/nix-phps";
};
```
then, in `outputs`, you will be able to use the PHP package
```nix
outputs = { self, nixpkgs, phps, ... }: {
devShell.x86_64-linux = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.mkShell {
buildInputs = [
phps.packages.x86_64-linux.php
];
};
};
```