Is there a rule for which extensions are included?
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I work with typo3 which requires the extensions bcmath and soap.
BCMath is secretly also required by a swiftmailers NTLMAuthenticator. (just as a more common usage example)
It is fairly easy to install them afterwards but still a step slower than if they were installed already.
Is there a rule for which extensions are included?
No, there isn't.
We created this image to meet our own needs: we work mainly with CakePHP, so we installed the extensions required by the framework, plus a small set of extensions we commonly use. I honestly see no drawbacks of having an image with a few more extensions than strictly needed: some prefer Docker images to have a very small footprint, and to be as "slim" as possible, but in that case the only real solution IMHO is to build an image from scratch.
I don't think that many people rely on this image right now, so we can basically do what we want. 🙃 BCmath is surely a 👍 . Not really excited about SOAP as it sounds a little bit "old school" to me, but it's surely a matter of irrational taste. Also, the first user contributed note here doesn't look promising. 😂
Closing, as the mentioned extensions are now installed.