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PHP-FPM: The Future of PHP Handling

August 16, 2021 by John-Paul Briones

InMotion Hosting’s WordPress Hosting platform uses PHP-FastCGI Process Manager (PHP-FPM) to provide the best performance for websites using the WordPress content management system (CMS). PHP-FPM Read More >

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suPHP vs. PHP-FPM

August 16, 2021 by John-Paul Briones

This article provides an in-depth comparison of two PHP handlers. For an introduction to PHP handlers, refer to our article discussing what a PHP handler Read More >

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How to Enable PHP-FPM Using WHM

August 16, 2021 by John-Paul Briones

PHP-FPM is an improved PHP handler that uses a pool of workers (per domain) to quickly process PHP scripts. Once the script completes running, PHP-FPM Read More >

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PHP-FPM Settings for Better Optimization

November 19, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

After enabling PHP-FPM (PHP-FastCGI Process Manager) on your VPS, you’ll need to know how to restart the PHP-FPM service and modify its settings. Below we Read More >

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How to Restart PHP-FPM

November 19, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

In this article we’re covering how to restart the PHP-FPM (PHP-FastCGI Process Manager) service to clear the VPS cache. After enabling PHP-FPM in WHM, you Read More >

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Fix the PHP-FPM Server Reached Max_children Error

August 16, 2021 by Arnel Custodio

Occasionally, you may run into a max_children error with the PHP-FPM server: [10-Dec-2018 04:30:31] WARNING: [pool example1] server reached max_children setting (5), consider raising it Read More >

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