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 - `php-fpm`, setups php-fpm pools
 - `sentry`, error collection api and web app
 - `shibboleth`, configures a shibboleth-authenticated nginx resource
-- `uwsgi-php`, deprecated
 - `uwsgi-python`, unified web app deployment role for python-based web apps 
 - `webserver`, configures nginx 
 - `wordpress`, setups wordpresses via an overlayfs technology 
diff --git a/uwsgi-php/meta/main.yml b/uwsgi-php/meta/main.yml
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----
-# file: uwsgi-php/meta/main.yml
-dependencies:
-  - { role: uwsgi }
diff --git a/uwsgi-php/tasks/main.yml b/uwsgi-php/tasks/main.yml
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----
-# file: uwsgi-php/tasks/main.yml
-
-- name: ensure packages for uwsgi-php are installed
-  apt:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
-    - php5
-    - php5-curl
-    - uwsgi-plugin-php
-  tags:
-    - uwsgi
-    - webservices