docker-php-extension-installer/MAINTAINERS.md

# Informations for the repository maintainers

## Publish a new version

The creation of a new version is done automatically by the [`readme-release.yml`](https://github.com/mlocati/docker-php-extension-installer/blob/master/.github/workflows/readme-release.yml) GitHub Action.

Whenever a push to the GitHub repository changes the [`install-php-extensions`](https://github.com/mlocati/docker-php-extension-installer/blob/master/install-php-extensions) script,
that Action creates a new tag, incrementing the patch level (for example, if the previous version was `1.2.3`, it creates the tag `1.2.4`).
Before doing that, the Action waits for 30 seconds, so that maintainers can cancel the tag creation if they want to create a different tag (for example, `1.3.3`).

Once this new tag is created automatically (or when maintainers push a new version-like tag to the repository), the Action creates a new draft release, attaching it the `install-php-extensions` script to it
(so that users can download it via the `https://github.com/mlocati/docker-php-extension-installer/releases/latest/download/install-php-extensions` URL.

Once that draft release has been created, you have to:

1. go to the [releases page](https://github.com/mlocati/docker-php-extension-installer/releases)
2. edit the newly created draft release
3. review the release notes
4. publish the release

## Extensions to be monitored

### cmark

The `cmark` PHP extension requires the `libcmark` system library.
It's not available on Debian/Alpine Linux, so we install it maually.
We need to monitor new releases at https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/releases

### decimal

The `decimal` PHP extension requires the `libmpdec` system library.
It's not available on Alpine Linux, so we install it manually.
We need to monitor new releases at https://www.bytereef.org/mpdecimal/changelog.html

### gearman

The `gearman` PHP extension requires the `libgearman` system library.
It's not available on Alpine Linux, so we install it manually.
We need to monitor new releases at https://github.com/gearman/gearmand/releases

### geoip

The latest stable release of the `geoip` PHP extension is very old, so we install the latest beta release.
We should switch to the stable release once it will be available.

### geospatial

The only available versions of the `geospatial` PHP extension are all beta.
We should switch to the stable release once it will be available.

### gmagick

The only available versions of the `gmagick` PHP extension are all alpha/beta.
We should switch to the stable release once it will be available.

### http

The `http` PHP extension may use the `libidnkit` system library since version 3.0.0.
It's not available on Alpine Linux, so we install it manually.
We need to monitor new releases at https://jprs.co.jp/idn

### ion

- We manually compile the `ion-c` library.
  We need to monitor new releases at https://github.com/amzn/ion-c/releases
- The only available versions of the `ion` PHP extension are all alpha.
  We should switch to the stable release once it will be available.

### ionCube Loader

The `ionCube Loader` PHP extension is not available in the PECL archive, so we install it manually.
We need to monitor new releases at https://www.ioncube.com/news.php

### lz4

The `lz4` PHP extension is not available in the PECL archive, so we install it manually.
We need to monitor new releases at https://github.com/kjdev/php-ext-lz4/tags

### mosquitto

The only available versions of the `mosquitto` PHP extension are all alpha/beta.
We should switch to the stable release once it will be available.

## php_trie

The `php_trie` PHP extension uses the HAT-trie library.
We need to monitor new releases at https://github.com/Tessil/hat-trie/releases

### opencensus

The only available versions of the `opencensus` PHP extension are all alpha.
We should switch to the stable release once it will be available.

### parle

The only available versions of the `parle` PHP extension are all beta.
We should switch to the stable release once it will be available.

### snappy

The `snappy` PHP extension is not available in the PECL archive, so we install it manually.
We need to monitor new releases at https://github.com/kjdev/php-ext-snappy/tags

### snuffleupagus

The `snuffleupagus` PHP extension is not available in the PECL archive, so we install it manually.
We need to monitor new releases at https://github.com/jvoisin/snuffleupagus/releases

## spx

The `spx` PHP extension is not available in the PECL archive, so we install it manually.
We need to monitor new releases at https://github.com/NoiseByNorthwest/php-spx/tags

### sqlsrv / pdo_sqlsrv 

The `pdo_sqlsrv` and `sqlsrv` PHP extensions require the Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server.
On Alpine Linux there's no way to automatically install its latest version, so we install it manually.
We need to monitor new releases at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server#alpine18

### ssh2

The latest stable release of the `ssh2` PHP extension is very old, so we install the latest beta release.
We should switch to the stable release once it will be available.

## xdiff

The `xdiff` PHP extension uses the LibXDiff library.
We need to monitor new releases at http://www.xmailserver.org/xdiff-lib.html

### zookeeper

The latest stable release of the `zookeeper` PHP extension doesn't support PHP 7.3+, so we install the alpha version.
We should switch to the stable release once it will be available.