Hey John,
I removed all my previous mistakes and then –
yum install php-ioncube-loader
and
yum install php-opcache
Restarted httpd and it’s all good…
php -v
PHP 7.3.11 (cli) (built: Oct 22 2019 08:11:04) ( NTS )
Copyright © 1997-2018 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.3.11, Copyright © 1998-2018 Zend Technologies
with the ionCube PHP Loader + ionCube24 v10.3.9, Copyright © 2002-2019, by ionCube Ltd.
with Zend OPcache v7.3.11, Copyright © 1999-2018, by Zend Technologies
phpinfo pages are showing the same for Siteworx hosts.
You’re right, the waters are less scary after getting dunked a few times. I should be able to get control of the multiple PHP options so I’ll keep it.
Mucho thanks for straightening me out.