Why *php is excluded from every repo?

[Speedy2k]

I have installed the latest PIAF ISO 1.7.5.6
When trying to install the Aastra xml script 2.3.1 Beta 2, i got an error because it cannot install php-gd and php-ldap, when looking at the cause of this, i have found that php* is in all standard repo exception, so the yum install command wasn't finding the package. i have been obligated to change the yum command in the script file to --enablerepo=base and it is installing fine now, but is there any reason for that exclude statement ?

 

[darmock]

yup for those who actually upgrade to the latest php via update100. If you are not upgrading to the current version of php simply remove the php* and all is well. If you decide to upgrade to the most current version of php, apr, httpd for security reasons then the line will have to go back

Tom