diff -x '*.droplet' -x '*.rej' -x '*.shared.droplet' -Naur php-7.2.0-o/php.ini-development php-7.2.0/php.ini-development
--- php-7.2.0-o/php.ini-development	2017-12-03 13:50:50.257940043 +0100
+++ php-7.2.0/php.ini-development	2017-12-03 14:14:02.280636098 +0100
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 ;user_ini.filename = ".user.ini"
 
 ; To disable this feature set this option to empty value
-;user_ini.filename =
+user_ini.filename =
 
 ; TTL for user-defined php.ini files (time-to-live) in seconds. Default is 300 seconds (5 minutes)
 ;user_ini.cache_ttl = 300
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 ; Development Value: Off
 ; Production Value: Off
 ; http://php.net/short-open-tag
-short_open_tag = Off
+short_open_tag = On
 
 ; The number of significant digits displayed in floating point numbers.
 ; http://php.net/precision
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@
 ; http://php.net/disable-functions
 disable_functions =
 
+; this is an example
+;disable_functions = php_uname, getmyuid, getmypid, passthru, leak, listen, diskfreespace, tmpfile, link, ignore_user_abord, shell_exec, dl, set_time_limit, exec, system, highlight_file, source, show_source, fpaththru, virtual, posix_ctermid, posix _getcwd, posix_getegid, posix_geteuid, posix_getgid, posix_getgrgid, posix_getgrnam, posix_getgroups, posix_getlogin, posix_g etpgid, posix_getpgrp, posix_getpid, posix, _getppid, posix_getpwnam, posix_getpwuid, posix_getrlimit, posix_getsid, posix_ge tuid, posix_isatty, posix_kill, posix_mkfifo, posix_setegid, posix_seteuid, posix_setgid, posix_setpgid, posix_setsid, posix_ setuid, posix_times, posix_ttyname, posix_uname, proc_open, proc_close, proc_get_status, proc_nice, proc_terminate, phpinfo
+
 ; This directive allows you to disable certain classes for security reasons.
 ; It receives a comma-delimited list of class names.
 ; http://php.net/disable-classes
@@ -703,14 +706,9 @@
 ; Paths and Directories ;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
-; UNIX: "/path1:/path2"
-;include_path = ".:/php/includes"
-;
-; Windows: "\path1;\path2"
-;include_path = ".;c:\php\includes"
-;
 ; PHP's default setting for include_path is ".;/path/to/php/pear"
 ; http://php.net/include-path
+include_path = ".:/usr/lib/php/:/usr/share/pear/:/usr/share/php/"
 
 ; The root of the PHP pages, used only if nonempty.
 ; if PHP was not compiled with FORCE_REDIRECT, you SHOULD set doc_root
@@ -727,9 +725,7 @@
 
 ; Directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside.
 ; http://php.net/extension-dir
-; extension_dir = "./"
-; On windows:
-; extension_dir = "ext"
+extension_dir = "/usr/lib/php/extensions"
 
 ; Directory where the temporary files should be placed.
 ; Defaults to the system default (see sys_get_temp_dir)
@@ -811,11 +807,11 @@
 ; Temporary directory for HTTP uploaded files (will use system default if not
 ; specified).
 ; http://php.net/upload-tmp-dir
-;upload_tmp_dir =
+upload_tmp_dir = /var/tmp
 
 ; Maximum allowed size for uploaded files.
 ; http://php.net/upload-max-filesize
-upload_max_filesize = 2M
+upload_max_filesize = 16M
 
 ; Maximum number of files that can be uploaded via a single request
 max_file_uploads = 20
@@ -852,67 +852,10 @@
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; Dynamic Extensions ;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-
-; If you wish to have an extension loaded automatically, use the following
-; syntax:
-;
-;   extension=modulename
-;
-; For example:
-;
-;   extension=mysqli
-;
-; When the extension library to load is not located in the default extension
-; directory, You may specify an absolute path to the library file:
-;
-;   extension=/path/to/extension/mysqli.so
-;
-; Note : The syntax used in previous PHP versions ('extension=<ext>.so' and
-; 'extension='php_<ext>.dll') is supported for legacy reasons and may be
-; deprecated in a future PHP major version. So, when it is possible, please
-; move to the new ('extension=<ext>) syntax.
-;
-; Notes for Windows environments :
-;
-; - Many DLL files are located in the extensions/ (PHP 4) or ext/ (PHP 5+)
-;   extension folders as well as the separate PECL DLL download (PHP 5+).
-;   Be sure to appropriately set the extension_dir directive.
-;
-;extension=bz2
-;extension=curl
-;extension=fileinfo
-;extension=gd2
-;extension=gettext
-;extension=gmp
-;extension=intl
-;extension=imap
-;extension=interbase
-;extension=ldap
-;extension=mbstring
-;extension=exif      ; Must be after mbstring as it depends on it
-;extension=mysqli
-;extension=oci8_12c  ; Use with Oracle Database 12c Instant Client
-;extension=odbc
-;extension=openssl
-;extension=pdo_firebird
-;extension=pdo_mysql
-;extension=pdo_oci
-;extension=pdo_odbc
-;extension=pdo_pgsql
-;extension=pdo_sqlite
-;extension=pgsql
-;extension=shmop
-
-; The MIBS data available in the PHP distribution must be installed.
-; See http://www.php.net/manual/en/snmp.installation.php
-;extension=snmp
-
-;extension=soap
-;extension=sockets
-;extension=sqlite3
-;extension=tidy
-;extension=xmlrpc
-;extension=xsl
+; In Mageia, we don't add the extensions in php.ini anymore, we put
+; them in /etc/php.d/<number>_<name>.ini, for example 10_recode.ini.
+; This is so that the RPMS can register themselves without having to
+; modify the php.ini file.

 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; Module Settings ;
@@ -1341,7 +1280,7 @@
 ; where MODE is the octal representation of the mode. Note that this
 ; does not overwrite the process's umask.
 ; http://php.net/session.save-path
-;session.save_path = "/tmp"
+session.save_path = "/var/lib/php"
 
 ; Whether to use strict session mode.
 ; Strict session mode does not accept uninitialized session ID and regenerate
@@ -1403,7 +1342,12 @@
 ; Development Value: 1
 ; Production Value: 1
 ; http://php.net/session.gc-probability
-session.gc_probability = 1
+
+; This is disabled in the Mageia Linux packages, due to the strict permissions
+; on /var/lib/php. Instead of setting this here, see the cronjob at
+; /etc/cron.d/php, which uses the session.gc_maxlifetime settings from the
+; /etc/php.d/*_session.ini file.
+session.gc_probability = 0
 
 ; Defines the probability that the 'garbage collection' process is started on every
 ; session initialization. The probability is calculated by using the following equation:
@@ -1734,7 +1678,7 @@
 
 ; Sets the directory name where SOAP extension will put cache files.
 ; http://php.net/soap.wsdl-cache-dir
-soap.wsdl_cache_dir="/tmp"
+soap.wsdl_cache_dir="/var/tmp"
 
 ; (time to live) Sets the number of second while cached file will be used
 ; instead of original one.
diff -x '*.droplet' -x '*.rej' -x '*.shared.droplet' -Naur php-7.2.0-o/php.ini-production php-7.2.0/php.ini-production
--- php-7.2.0-o/php.ini-production	2017-12-03 13:50:50.257940043 +0100
+++ php-7.2.0/php.ini-production	2017-12-03 14:15:09.761638870 +0100
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 ;user_ini.filename = ".user.ini"
 
 ; To disable this feature set this option to empty value
-;user_ini.filename =
+user_ini.filename =
 
 ; TTL for user-defined php.ini files (time-to-live) in seconds. Default is 300 seconds (5 minutes)
 ;user_ini.cache_ttl = 300
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 ; Development Value: Off
 ; Production Value: Off
 ; http://php.net/short-open-tag
-short_open_tag = Off
+short_open_tag = On
 
 ; The number of significant digits displayed in floating point numbers.
 ; http://php.net/precision
@@ -313,6 +313,9 @@
 ; http://php.net/disable-functions
 disable_functions =
 
+; this is an example
+;disable_functions = php_uname, getmyuid, getmypid, passthru, leak, listen, diskfreespace, tmpfile, link, ignore_user_abord, shell_exec, dl, set_time_limit, exec, system, highlight_file, source, show_source, fpaththru, virtual, posix_ctermid, posix _getcwd, posix_getegid, posix_geteuid, posix_getgid, posix_getgrgid, posix_getgrnam, posix_getgroups, posix_getlogin, posix_g etpgid, posix_getpgrp, posix_getpid, posix, _getppid, posix_getpwnam, posix_getpwuid, posix_getrlimit, posix_getsid, posix_ge tuid, posix_isatty, posix_kill, posix_mkfifo, posix_setegid, posix_seteuid, posix_setgid, posix_setpgid, posix_setsid, posix_ setuid, posix_times, posix_ttyname, posix_uname, proc_open, proc_close, proc_get_status, proc_nice, proc_terminate, phpinfo
+
 ; This directive allows you to disable certain classes for security reasons.
 ; It receives a comma-delimited list of class names.
 ; http://php.net/disable-classes
@@ -710,14 +713,9 @@
 ; Paths and Directories ;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
-; UNIX: "/path1:/path2"
-;include_path = ".:/php/includes"
-;
-; Windows: "\path1;\path2"
-;include_path = ".;c:\php\includes"
-;
 ; PHP's default setting for include_path is ".;/path/to/php/pear"
 ; http://php.net/include-path
+include_path = ".:/usr/lib/php/:/usr/share/pear/:/usr/share/php/"
 
 ; The root of the PHP pages, used only if nonempty.
 ; if PHP was not compiled with FORCE_REDIRECT, you SHOULD set doc_root
@@ -734,9 +732,7 @@
 
 ; Directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside.
 ; http://php.net/extension-dir
-; extension_dir = "./"
-; On windows:
-; extension_dir = "ext"
+extension_dir = "/usr/lib/php/extensions"
 
 ; Directory where the temporary files should be placed.
 ; Defaults to the system default (see sys_get_temp_dir)
@@ -818,11 +814,11 @@
 ; Temporary directory for HTTP uploaded files (will use system default if not
 ; specified).
 ; http://php.net/upload-tmp-dir
-;upload_tmp_dir =
+upload_tmp_dir = /var/tmp
 
 ; Maximum allowed size for uploaded files.
 ; http://php.net/upload-max-filesize
-upload_max_filesize = 2M
+upload_max_filesize = 16M
 
 ; Maximum number of files that can be uploaded via a single request
 max_file_uploads = 20
@@ -859,67 +859,10 @@
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; Dynamic Extensions ;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-
-; If you wish to have an extension loaded automatically, use the following
-; syntax:
-;
-;   extension=modulename
-;
-; For example:
-;
-;   extension=mysqli
-;
-; When the extension library to load is not located in the default extension
-; directory, You may specify an absolute path to the library file:
-;
-;   extension=/path/to/extension/mysqli.so
-;
-; Note : The syntax used in previous PHP versions ('extension=<ext>.so' and
-; 'extension='php_<ext>.dll') is supported for legacy reasons and may be
-; deprecated in a future PHP major version. So, when it is possible, please
-; move to the new ('extension=<ext>) syntax.
-;
-; Notes for Windows environments :
-;
-; - Many DLL files are located in the extensions/ (PHP 4) or ext/ (PHP 5+)
-;   extension folders as well as the separate PECL DLL download (PHP 5+).
-;   Be sure to appropriately set the extension_dir directive.
-;
-;extension=bz2
-;extension=curl
-;extension=fileinfo
-;extension=gd2
-;extension=gettext
-;extension=gmp
-;extension=intl
-;extension=imap
-;extension=interbase
-;extension=ldap
-;extension=mbstring
-;extension=exif      ; Must be after mbstring as it depends on it
-;extension=mysqli
-;extension=oci8_12c  ; Use with Oracle Database 12c Instant Client
-;extension=odbc
-;extension=openssl
-;extension=pdo_firebird
-;extension=pdo_mysql
-;extension=pdo_oci
-;extension=pdo_odbc
-;extension=pdo_pgsql
-;extension=pdo_sqlite
-;extension=pgsql
-;extension=shmop
-
-; The MIBS data available in the PHP distribution must be installed.
-; See http://www.php.net/manual/en/snmp.installation.php
-;extension=snmp
-
-;extension=soap
-;extension=sockets
-;extension=sqlite3
-;extension=tidy
-;extension=xmlrpc
-;extension=xsl
+; In Mageia, we don't add the extensions in php.ini anymore, we put
+; them in /etc/php.d/<number>_<name>.ini, for example 10_recode.ini.
+; This is so that the RPMS can register themselves without having to
+; modify the php.ini file.
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; Module Settings ;
@@ -1348,7 +1287,7 @@
 ; where MODE is the octal representation of the mode. Note that this
 ; does not overwrite the process's umask.
 ; http://php.net/session.save-path
-;session.save_path = "/tmp"
+session.save_path = "/var/lib/php"
 
 ; Whether to use strict session mode.
 ; Strict session mode does not accept uninitialized session ID and regenerate
@@ -1410,7 +1349,12 @@
 ; Development Value: 1
 ; Production Value: 1
 ; http://php.net/session.gc-probability
-session.gc_probability = 1
+
+; This is disabled in the Mageia Linux packages, due to the strict permissions
+; on /var/lib/php. Instead of setting this here, see the cronjob at
+; /etc/cron.d/php, which uses the session.gc_maxlifetime settings from the
+; /etc/php.d/*_session.ini file.
+session.gc_probability = 0
 
 ; Defines the probability that the 'garbage collection' process is started on every
 ; session initialization. The probability is calculated by using the following equation:
@@ -1741,7 +1685,7 @@
 
 ; Sets the directory name where SOAP extension will put cache files.
 ; http://php.net/soap.wsdl-cache-dir
-soap.wsdl_cache_dir="/tmp"
+soap.wsdl_cache_dir="/var/tmp"
 
 ; (time to live) Sets the number of second while cached file will be used
 ; instead of original one.