{"id":124,"date":"2025-02-12T16:22:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T22:49:51","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-02-02T00:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T23:46:15","slug":"how-to-install-and-configure-nginx-with-php-fpm-on-centos-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netcloud24.com\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-and-configure-nginx-with-php-fpm-on-centos-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux VPS &#038; VPS Windows Setup Guide | NetCloud24 and Configure Nginx with PHP-FPM on CentOS 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>Nginx is a powerful web server and reverse proxy server. PHP-FPM (PHP FastCGI Process Manager) is a PHP FastCGI implementation that allows PHP to run as a service.<\/p>\n<p>This guide will walk you through the process of installing and configuring Nginx with PHP-FPM on CentOS 8.<\/p>\n<h2>Prerequisites<\/h2>\n<p>Before you begin, ensure you have:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A CentOS 8 server with root or sudo access<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Step 1: Install Nginx and PHP-FPM<\/h2>\n<p>Update the package index and install Nginx and PHP-FPM:<\/p>\n<pre><code>sudo dnf install nginx php-fpm<\/code><\/pre>\n<h2>Step 2: Configure PHP-FPM<\/h2>\n<p>Edit the PHP-FPM configuration file:<\/p>\n<pre><code>sudo nano \/etc\/php-fpm.d\/www.conf<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Find the <code>listen<\/code> directive and set it to a Unix socket:<\/p>\n<pre><code>listen = \/run\/php-fpm\/www.sock<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Save and close the file, then restart PHP-FPM:<\/p>\n<pre><code>sudo systemctl restart php-fpm<\/code><\/pre>\n<h2>Step 3: Configure Nginx<\/h2>\n<p>Edit the Nginx default configuration file:<\/p>\n<pre><code>sudo nano \/etc\/nginx\/nginx.conf<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Add the following configuration inside the <code>http<\/code> block:<\/p>\n<pre><code>server {\r\n    listen       80;\r\n    server_name  example.com;\r\n\r\n    root   \/usr\/share\/nginx\/html;\r\n    index  index.php index.html index.htm;\r\n\r\n    location \/ {\r\n        try_files $uri $uri\/ =404;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    error_page 404 \/404.html;\r\n    error_page 500 502 503 504 \/50x.html;\r\n    location = \/50x.html {\r\n        root \/usr\/share\/nginx\/html;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    location ~ \\.php$ {\r\n        try_files $uri =404;\r\n        fastcgi_pass unix:\/run\/php-fpm\/www.sock;\r\n        fastcgi_index index.php;\r\n        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;\r\n        include fastcgi_params;\r\n    }\r\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Replace <code>example.com<\/code> with your domain name.<\/p>\n<p>Save and close the file, then test the Nginx configuration:<\/p>\n<pre><code>sudo nginx -t<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>If the test is successful, restart Nginx:<\/p>\n<pre><code>sudo systemctl restart nginx<\/code><\/pre>\n<h2>Step 4: Test PHP<\/h2>\n<p>Create a PHP test file:<\/p>\n<pre><code>sudo nano \/usr\/share\/nginx\/html\/info.php<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Add the following PHP code to the file:<\/p>\n<pre><code>&lt;?php\r\nphpinfo();\r\n?&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Save and close the file, then access the PHP test file in a web browser:<\/p>\n<pre><code>http:\/\/example.com\/info.php<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>You should see the PHP information page.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Congratulations! 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