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/

apache http auth with cgi

If you are using apache http auth with cgi, you have a few more things to do.

You need to enable .htaccess

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule .* - [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization},L]

apache with fcgid

Once, I used gentoo with apache(worker) + phpmod as a webserver. After switching to ubuntu, I've found that phpmod is not stable with apache(worker), this is not a problem with gentoo b'coz u can customize everything by yourself.

Up to this point ,there are 2 choice for ubuntu apache works with php
1) use apache prefork + phpmod
2) use apache worker + cgi + php

More description about fcgid/fastcgi http://www.seaoffire.net/fcgi-faq.html

I found the following study show that fcgid might be a good choice. And, it is.
http://2bits.com/articles/apache-fcgid-acceptable-performance-and-better-resource-utilization.html

For fcgid reference for apache :
http://httpd.apache.org/mod_fcgid/mod/mod_fcgid.html