Looks like there is some open debate on the Debian side as to how best to handle it. The real problem is not that force-reload is insufficient.. its fine sometimes. But that it doesn't initialize php on a new install.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #589386 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=589386 ** Also affects: php5 (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=589386 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: php5 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: php5 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to php5 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/953081 Title: libapache2-mod-php5 postinst script does not enable module To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/953081/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs