Apr 11 · 11 min read · PHP-FPM is the process manager that sits between Nginx and your Laravel application. Every web request that reaches your server ultimately becomes a PHP-FPM worker processing your code. How many workers you run, how much memory each one can use, and ...
Join discussion
Apr 5 · 9 min read · For over two decades, PHP-FPM has been the standard way to serve PHP applications. Nginx receives a request, passes it to PHP-FPM, a worker process boots the framework, handles the request, sends the response, and then the process either dies or rese...
Join discussion
Jan 12 · 2 min read · Not all performance problems announce themselves clearly. PHP-FPM failures are rarely dramatic.They are subtle, progressive, and easy to misdiagnose. The illusion of “slow code” A common scenario: Endpoints respond slowly CPU is not maxed out No ...
Join discussionJan 5 · 2 min read · Understanding how PHP-FPM works is only half of the equation.The other half is understanding how configuration choices directly shape system behavior. PHP-FPM does not auto-scale intelligently.Its performance characteristics are defined upfront. Pro...
Join discussionDec 31, 2025 · 13 min read · Welcome back! 👋 Day 53 of the 100 Days Cloud DevOps Challenge, and today we're troubleshooting Kubernetes production issues! This is real-world debugging - investigating broken pods, fixing configurations, and restoring service. Let's debug! 🎯 🎯 T...
Join discussion
Dec 29, 2025 · 3 min read · In the previous article, we established an important idea: PHP does not run by itself. Before your framework, before your controllers, there is a runtime layer responsible for executing PHP code in production. That layer is PHP-FPM. Now it’s time to ...
PBruce commentedNov 25, 2025 · 19 min read · Welcome back! 👋 Day 20 of the 100 Days Cloud DevOps Challenge, and today we're setting up a modern PHP application stack with Nginx and PHP-FPM 8.3! This is the production-standard way to serve PHP applications - fast, secure, and scalable. We'll co...
Join discussion
Apr 15, 2025 · 3 min read · Comprehensive PHP FPM Logs and Metrics Monitoring Gain complete visibility into your PHP FPM instances with real-time health, performance, and resource utilization tracking. Detect bottlenecks instantly, optimize resource allocation, and maintain a h...
Join discussionMar 23, 2025 · 4 min read · I know we have been in a situation where the PHP application goes down even if there is no CPU and memory usage on both the application and database on the server. This document explains the common bottleneck and blockage issues that occur when using...
Join discussion
