# New Poll: Should we get rid of mod\_php in the default Virtualmin installation?

**URL:** <https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/new-poll-should-we-get-rid-of-mod-php-in-the-default-virtualmin-installation/56658>\
**Category:** News\
**Created:** [August 22, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/new-poll-should-we-get-rid-of-mod-php-in-the-default-virtualmin-installation/56658 "2017-08-22T16:00:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Joe](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/user_avatar/forum.virtualmin.com/joe/32/9_2.png) [@Joe](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/new-poll-should-we-get-rid-of-mod-php-in-the-default-virtualmin-installation/56658/1 "2017-08-22T16:00:46Z")

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Howdy all,

I’m running a new poll to find out where we’re going with Virtualmin and what the ideal default installation looks like. After a bit of real-world experience with the Virtualmin 6 installer, a lot of trouble has come from the big difference between mod\_php and all of the other execution and in trying to make both types of execution work roughly the same without the user having to understand the differences. And, mod\_php usage has been discouraged, for security, performance, and memory usage reasons for many years.

Please tell us what you think: [https://www.virtualmin.com/node/53217](https://www.virtualmin.com/node/53217)

Comments over on the poll are welcome, too. Speak now, or forever hold your peace, because I’m gonna make a decision soon!

Cheers,

Joe

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**Author:** ![rondu](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@rondu](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/rondu)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/new-poll-should-we-get-rid-of-mod-php-in-the-default-virtualmin-installation/56658/2 "2017-09-12T07:55:01Z")

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Get rid of mod\_php please 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cd96d761e326db4b2bef94886a639109bd7a8e76.svg) [@system](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/new-poll-should-we-get-rid-of-mod-php-in-the-default-virtualmin-installation/56658/3 "2020-04-30T05:25:20Z")

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Closed on April 30, 2020, 5:25am UTC