How To Install php-fpm on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-fpm on Rocky Linux 8. php-fpm is PHP FastCGI Process Manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-fpm on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `php-fpm`

PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager) is an alternative PHP FastCGI implementation with some additional features useful for sites of any size, especially busier sites.

We can use yum or dnf to install php-fpm on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-fpm.

Install php-fpm on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install php-fpm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-fpm

Install php-fpm on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install php-fpm using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-fpm

How To Uninstall php-fpm on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the php-fpm package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove php-fpm

php-fpm Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/httpd/conf.d/php.conf
/etc/logrotate.d/php-fpm
/etc/nginx/conf.d/php-fpm.conf
/etc/nginx/default.d/php.conf
/etc/php-fpm.conf
/etc/php-fpm.d
/etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf
/etc/systemd/system/php-fpm.service.d
/run/php-fpm
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/eb
/usr/lib/.build-id/eb/2f5f408539a6608c445913b3214d215b421869
/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service.d/php-fpm.conf
/usr/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service.d/php-fpm.conf
/usr/lib/systemd/system/php-fpm.service
/usr/sbin/php-fpm
/usr/share/doc/php-fpm
/usr/share/doc/php-fpm/php-fpm.conf.default
/usr/share/doc/php-fpm/www.conf.default
/usr/share/fpm
/usr/share/fpm/status.html
/usr/share/licenses/php-fpm
/usr/share/licenses/php-fpm/fpm_LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man8/php-fpm.8.gz
/var/lib/php/opcache
/var/lib/php/session
/var/lib/php/wsdlcache
/var/log/php-fpm

References

php-fpm website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-fpm on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.