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Apache and PHP

PHP-FPM is the Fast Process Manager for PHP which runs as a service that spawns PHP processes as needed when files files are requested through the FastCGI interface. Passing this off to the PHP-FPM results in interpreting the PHP files much faster than having Apache spawn new processes each time a page is requested. You can read more about it here [1] .

Step by Step Instructions

Install packages

apk add apache2-proxy php8-fpm

Run and Add Services to Startup

rc-service php-fpm8 start rc-update add php-fpm8 rc-service apache2 start rc-update add apache2

Configure Apache

Add the following lines to /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

<FilesMatch \.php$>
   SetHandler "proxy:fcgi://127.0.0.1:9000"
</FilesMatch>```

Configure PHP-FPM

You can edit the file /etc/php8/php-fpm.conf to suit you needs.

In the configuration you may need to change the default user and group from nobody to another user such as apache:

user = apache
group = apache

Restart apache2 and PHP-FPM

After editing the configuration you must reload related services.

rc-service php-fpm8 reload && rc-service php-fpm8 reload

More info

apache wiki php-fpm manual

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-===Apache and php===
+===Apache and PHP===
-There are 4 different ways to use php with apache
+PHP-FPM is the Fast Process Manager for PHP which runs as a service that spawns PHP processes as needed when files files are requested through the FastCGI interface. Passing this off to the PHP-FPM results in interpreting the PHP files much faster than having Apache spawn new processes each time a page is requested. You can read more about it here [https://php-fpm.org/] .
-* cgi
-* fcgi
-* mod_php
-* php-fpm
-Here is a comparison why [http://php-fpm.org/about fpm] is the better way. In short it works with apache event mpm, has better security, can have per vhost pool configuration, better process management, ....
-When used with apache event mpm, it's the most memory efficient setup that you can achieve with apache + php. Whether it's better than nginx + php-fpm depends on your setup, contents and preference.
-===Step by step (apache2 event mpm + php+fpm) ===
+===Step by Step Instructions===
-'''install apache2 and php5-fpm'''
+'''Install packages '''
-{{Cmd|apk add apache2-proxy php5-fpm}}
+{{Cmd|apk add apache2-proxy php8-fpm}}
-'''configure apache2'''
+'''Run and Add Services to Startup'''
+{{Cmd|rc-service php-fpm8 start
+rc-update add php-fpm8
+rc-service apache2 start
+rc-update add apache2}}
-in /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
+'''Configure Apache'''
-Comment line:
+Add the following lines to /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
-  LoadModule mpm_prefork_module modules/mod_mpm_prefork.so
+  <FilesMatch \.php$>
-and uncomment line:
+    SetHandler "proxy:fcgi://127.0.0.1:9000"
-  #LoadModule mpm_event_module modules/mod_mpm_event.so
+  </FilesMatch>```
-''This step is not needed any more''
+'''Configure PHP-FPM'''
-copy the mpm config, and adapt it to suit you needs.
+You can edit the file /etc/php8/php-fpm.conf to suit you needs.
-{{Cmd|cp /etc/apache2/original/extra/httpd-mpm.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d/}}
-put the following in /etc/apache2/conf.d/slotmem_shm.conf
+In the configuration you may need to change the default user and group from nobody to another user such as apache:
-  LoadModule slotmem_shm_module modules/mod_slotmem_shm.so
+ user = apache
+  group = apache
-put these lines in your httpd.conf or vhost files, don't forget to change the path
+'''Restart apache2 and PHP-FPM'''
- ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*\.php(/.*)?)$ fcgi://127.0.0.1:9000/var/www/localhost/htdocs/$1
- DirectoryIndex index.php
-'''tune php-fpm'''
+After editing the configuration you must reload related services.
+{{Cmd|rc-service php-fpm8 reload && rc-service php-fpm8 reload}}
-edit the file /etc/php/php-fpm.conf to suit you needs
-'''(re)start apache2 and php-fpm'''
-{{Cmd|/etc/init.d/apache2 restart && /etc/init.d/php-fpm restart }}
 ===More info===