Indeed, disabling SELinux is like following instructions for PHP applications and running "chmod -R 777 /var/www". I used to work at a payment provider and we

Indeed, disabling SELinux is like following instructions for PHP applications and running "chmod -R 777 /var/www". I used to work at a payment provider and we had to deal with lots of monitoring and security stuff. Some of it was (obviously) busywork and needless checkbox filing, but other parts were genuinely useful. Setting up systems was tedious and difficult, but ultimately worthwhile and necessary.