---
- name: "ensure /etc/apt/preferences.d directory exists"
  file:
    path: /etc/apt/preferences.d
    state: directory
    mode: '0755'

- name: "block PHP8 packages"
  copy:
    dest: /etc/apt/preferences.d/php8
    content: |
      Package: php8*
      Pin: release *
      Pin-Priority: -1
    mode: '0644'

- name: "update APT package list"
  apt:
    update_cache: yes

- name: "install modules"
  apt:
    name:
       - php7.4
       - php7.4-cli
       - php7.4-cgi
       - php7.4-dev
       - php7.4-fpm
       - php7.4-common
       - php7.4-xsl
       - php7.4-sybase
       - php7.4-snmp
       - php7.4-curl
       - php7.4-pspell
       - php7.4-xmlrpc
       - php7.4-mbstring
       - php7.4-imap
       - php7.4-gmp
       - php7.4-bcmath
       - php7.4-gd
       - php7.4-mysql
       - php7.4-zip
       - php7.4-soap
       - libphp7.4-embed
    state: present