---
name: "php-fpm7.4"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "php7.4-fpm"
version: "7.4.33-1+deb11u5"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/php-fpm7.4"
---

# php-fpm7.4(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 especially 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 configuration 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

The PHP-FPM website:

**http://php-fpm.org**

For a more or less complete description of PHP look here:

**http://www.php.net/manual/**

A nice introduction to PHP by Stig Bakken can be found here:

**http://www.zend.com/zend/art/intro.php**

## BUGS

You can view the list of known bugs or report any new bug you found at:

**http://bugs.php.net**

## 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 Lerdorf, Sam Ruby, Sascha Schumann, Zeev Suraski, Jim Winstead, Andrei Zmievski.

A List of active developers can be found here:

**http://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 7.4.33.

## 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:

**http://www.php.net/license/3\_01.txt**

If you did not receive a copy of the PHP license and are unable to obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send a note to **license@php.net** so we can mail you a copy immediately.