PHP-FPM(8) Scripting Language PHP-FPM(8)
NAME
php-fpm - PHP FastCGI Process Manager 'PHP-FPM'
SYNOPSIS
php-fpm [options]
DESCRIPTION
PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is espe-
cially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML. This is
a variant of PHP that will run in the background as a daemon, listening
for CGI requests. Output is logged to /var/log/php-fpm.log.
Most options are set in the configuration file. The configuration file
is /etc/php-fpm.conf. By default, php-fpm will respond to CGI requests
listening on localhost http port 9000. Therefore php-fpm expects your
webserver to forward all requests for '.php' files to port 9000 and you
should edit your webserver configuration file appropriately.
OPTIONS
-C Do not chdir to the script's directory
--php-ini path|file
-c path|file Look for php.ini file in the directory path or use the
specified file
--no-php-ini
-n No php.ini file will be used
--define foo[=bar]
-d foo[=bar] Define INI entry foo with value bar
-e Generate extended information for debugger/profiler
--help
-h This help
--info
-i PHP information and configuration
--modules
-m Show compiled in modules
--version
-v Version number
--prefix path
-p Specify alternative prefix path (the default is /usr)
--pid file
-g Specify the PID file location.
--fpm-config file
-y Specify alternative path to FastCGI process manager con-
figuration file (the default is /etc/php-fpm.conf)
--test
-t Test FPM configuration file and exit If called twice
(-tt), the configuration is dumped before exiting.
--daemonize
-D Force to run in background and ignore daemonize option
from configuration file.
--nodaemonize
-F Force to stay in foreground and ignore daemonize option
from configuration file.
--force-stderr
-O Force output to stderr in nodaemonize even if stderr is
not a TTY.
--allow-to-run-as-root
-R Allow pool to run as root (disabled by default)
FILES
php-fpm.conf The configuration file for the php-fpm daemon.
php.ini The standard php configuration file.
SIGNAL
Once started, php-fpm then responds to several POSIX signals:
SIGINT,SIGTERM immediate termination
SIGQUIT graceful stop
SIGUSR1 re-open log file
SIGUSR2,SIGHUP graceful reload of all workers + reload of
fpm conf/binary
SEE ALSO
For a more or less complete description of PHP-FPM look here:
https://www.php.net/fpm
BUGS
You can view the list of known bugs or report any new bug you found at:
https://github.com/php/php-src/issues
AUTHORS
PHP-FPM SAPI was written by Andrei Nigmatulin. The mailing-lists are
highload-php-en (English) and highload-php-ru (Russian).
The PHP Group: Thies C. Arntzen, Stig Bakken, Andi Gutmans, Rasmus Ler-
dorf, Sam Ruby, Sascha Schumann, Zeev Suraski, Jim Winstead, Andrei
Zmievski.
A List of active developers can be found here:
https://www.php.net/credits.php
And last but not least PHP was developed with the help of a huge amount
of contributors all around the world.
VERSION INFORMATION
This manpage describes php-fpm, version 8.4.11.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © The PHP Group
Copyright (c) 2007-2009, Andrei Nigmatulin
This source file is subject to version 3.01 of the PHP license, that is
bundled with this package in the file LICENSE, and is available through
the world-wide-web at the following url:
https://www.php.net/license/3_01.txt
If you did not receive a copy of the PHP license and are unable to ob-
tain it through the world-wide-web, please send a note to li-
cense@php.net so we can mail you a copy immediately.
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