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PHP extension sodium is suddenly not bundled anymore

PRODUCT, VERSION, OPERATING SYSTEM, ARCHITECTURE

Plesk Obsidian 18.0.44 Update #3, Debian 10.12, x86-64

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION

Without any notice in the changelog the sodium PHP extension was removed from the latest Plesk PHP releases:

PHP Updates - 14 June 2022

Updated PHP 8.1 to version 8.1.7.
Updated PHP 8.0 to version 8.0.20.
Updated PHP 7.4 to version 7.4.30.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Upgrade the Plesk Server to the latest version Plesk Obsidian 18.0.44 Update #3.

ACTUAL RESULT

PHP extension sodium is removed from stable PHP versions 7.4, 8.0 and 8.1.

EXPECTED RESULT

PHP extension sodium is not removed and still bundled or at least show a warning in the changelog, why it is not bundled anymore.

ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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YOUR EXPECTATIONS FROM PLESK SERVICE TEAM

Confirm bug

 

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https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/6077118452370

 

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It seems the issue is already addressed as PPS-13031. An KB article was also published: https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/6077118452370
See thread: Issue - No sodium extension for PHP 7.4.30 FPM

In our case we also had to manually restart all PHP handlers to get the problem fixed.

 

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PHP Updates - 17 June 2022

Linux

The Sodium extension is now dynamic for PHP 7.4, 8.0, and 8.1 again. (PPPM-13609)
Argon2 passwords are working now on Debian 9 “Stretch” for PHP 7.4, 8.0, 8.1. (PPPM-13611)

Change Log for Plesk Obsidian

Find out about changes, additions and updates to Plesk Obsidian on an iteration to iteration basis.

docs.plesk.com

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