Add the get_apache2_active_symlink_path() function.

The "active symlink" is used in two places: to determine the active
version, and to set it. Factor its magic out into a separate function.

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/php.eselect.in b/src/php.eselect.in
index 2ea8c3d..d882095 100644
--- a/src/php.eselect.in
+++ b/src/php.eselect.in
@@ -158,6 +158,24 @@ get_active_fpm() {
 	[[ -a "${target}" ]] &&	echo "${target}" | @SED@ -ne "${ver}"
 }
 
+# The path to the active version of the apache2 module, which should
+# be a symlink. This is the path used by our apache configuration to
+# load the PHP module. The path is unversioned (that is, it has no "5"
+# or "7" in it) so that the apache configuration does not need to
+# change after the user eselects a different version.
+#
+# INPUT:
+#
+# None.
+#
+# OUTPUT:
+#
+# The path to our libphp.so symlink, which should (but is not
+# guaranteed to) point to a real apache DSO.
+#
+get_apache2_active_symlink_path() {
+	echo "${EROOT}$(get_active_libdir)/apache2/modules/libphp.so"
+}
 
 # Find the active (selected) version of the apache2 module. Used to
 # decorate the output of the `eselect php list apache2` command.