Does NGINX need PHP-FPM?

Nginx is the DevOps community’s most beloved http web server. And developers love the PHP programming language because it enables them to quickly build and deploy interactive websites. As such, it’s no wonder that so many sys admins need to configure Nginx, PHP and PHP-FPM on both Linux and Windows servers.

Should I use PHP-FPM?

According to us if you have a heavy and busier website and have low-end server resources and don’t wish to upgrade server then PHP-FPM should be used as it is low resource hogger. If CGI is used then essential web server process might end up in the deadlock situation which may lead to website downtime.

How do I start PHP-FPM in NGINX?

Open a web browser and point it to http://SERVER/info.php (where SERVER is the IP address of the hosting server). You should see, near the top of the PHP information page, FPM/FastCGI listed for the Server API and, under cgi-fcgi, that php-fpm is active (Figure A). PHP-FPM is installed and active for NGINX.

How do I start PHP-FPM service?

On Windows:

  1. Open Services in the Management Console: Start -> Run -> “services.msc” -> OK.
  2. Select php-fpm from the list.
  3. Rightclick and select restart.

Is NGINX faster than Apache for PHP?

According to some benchmark report, NGINX is 2 times faster than Apache while serving static content. In case of processing dynamic content like PHP pages, both of them forwards the request to separate environment for PHP.

What does Nginx 502 Bad Gateway error mean?

What does NGINX 502 Bad Gateway mean? 502 Bad Gateway means that the server you are accessing receives an error from another server. This happens when one server acts as a proxy to receive information from another server. When connecting to another server, it returns an error.

Why does Nginx return a 502 Error when I run PHP-FPM?

If PHP-FPM isn’t running, NGINX will return a 502 error for any request meant to reach the PHP application. If you’re seeing 502s, first check to confirm that PHP-FPM is running. For example, on a Linux host, you can use a ps command like this one to look for running PHP-FPM processes: sudo ps aux | grep ‘php’

How do I determine the cause of a 502 Error in PHP?

To determine whether a 502 error was caused by a socket misconfiguration, confirm that PHP-FPM and NGINX are configured to use the same socket. PHP-FPM uses a separate configuration file for each worker process pool; these files are located at /etc/php/7.2/fpm/pool.d/.

What does the Bad Gateway error mean?

The bad gateway error means that the php process is responding with an error. Can you check your php error log? Also try placing a file test.php with @ /srv/www/ and then try to hit that domain directly from the command line of your server ala:

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