Hostpoint is currently working on switching its web servers to PHP-FPM, as this is a more modern way to run PHP on web servers. The suffix FPM stands for FastCGI Process Manager and refers to a process manager that executes the PHP scripts on the web server and offers additional functions.
Info: Note: You can find the current progress of the migration work on our status page. There, you can see which servers have already been switched to PHP-FPM. You cannot perform the migration yourself.
What will change for me?
The switch to PHP-FPM will not affect the operation of your website. All our servers, including your website, will continue to run without interruption.
However, there will be some small functional changes:
- Limit for PHP processes: Until now, there was a limit on the number of running PHP processes per web-hosting user (see the article on error message 503). This restriction will now no longer apply globally per web-hosting user, but instead for each individual PHP version per web-hosting user.
- Running a website with a specific PHP version: To run your website with a specific PHP version, you will now have to paste the following code into the .htaccess file:
~/.htaccessUse php-fpm php83
Previously:
~/.htaccessAddHandler application/x-httpd-php83 .php
Replace php83 with the desired PHP version number.
Please note: You do not need to make any changes if you set the PHP version for your website in the Hostpoint Control Panel, as the correct version is then automatically set in the background. - Double-file extensions: Files with more than one file extension (“double-file extensions”), such as index.php.html, will no longer be executed as PHP. However, if you wish them to be executed as PHP, you can enable this by setting the following option in the .htaccess file:
~/.htaccessUse php-fpm-ext php83 .php.html
Replace php83 with the desired PHP version number.
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