Install nginx with php

Hey, Nginx gain popularity because it lightweight and scalability. Here I will provide a short how to set up nginx running php with php5-fpm(fastcgi process manager) in ubuntu 12.04

#apt-get install nginx php-fpm

Config file for php is at /etc/php5/fpm/pool.d/
This you can control how php process run, tcp or unix socket


The config file for nginx to run php is you need the following configuration to location block :

        location ~ \.php$ {
                try_files $uri =404;
                fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
                fastcgi_index index.php;
                include fastcgi_params;
        }



For configuration optimizing please see this link :
http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2011/nginx-and-php-fpm-configuration-and-optimizing-tips-and-tricks/

PHP5.2 for ubuntu

New ubuntu come with PHP5.3. If you need php5.2 to run your old application you have 3 ways.

1) use karmic repository
http://randyfay.com/node/63

2) use .deb
http://thejibe.com/blog/10/10/php-5210-debs-ubuntu-1010-maverick

3) use launchpad respository
https://launchpad.net/~txwikinger/+archive/php5.2