Mailcow-dockerized: phpfpm mysqli extension

[ntimo]

Hello 👋,
is it possible to add the mysqli extension to the phpfpm container that would make it possible to use phpmyadmin and other php sites that need it :)

Thank you very much,
Timo

[mritzmann]

https://github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized/blob/d5e81b987b7150046559db9ac4a6f1d7bdec6912/data/Dockerfiles/phpfpm/Dockerfile#L60

I think pdo_mysql is already installed. mysqli is therefore not necessary.

[ntimo]

Yes but for example phpmyadmin need mysqli so adding it would definitely be nice. And supporting it should not have any drawbacks so why not just add it?

[miniskulljob]

You should try Adminer
It's lightweight, fast and just one file. Maybe it's not as pretty as PMA, but it does the job.

[mritzmann]

And supporting it should not have any drawbacks so why not just add it?

The basic question is: How far do we want to overload Mailcow? Any piece of software can lead somewhere back for problems (e.g. during the build process). Keeping software thin is important.

And you can use your own PHP container for phpmyadmin instead.

But this is a decision @andryyy has to make.

[RickD123]

I have the same issue, I need mysqli in PHPFPM. I can install it manually (via docker-php-ext-install), but I need it for one virtual host that uses it. @andryyy I would suggest we re-open the issue.

[andryyy]

That's not a bug or an issue. We don't need it for mailcow.