PHP is one of the highest used programming languages for websites, and it allows you to add practically any functionality you'd ever want to your sites.
sudo apt install php-fpm php-mysqlsudo nano /etc/php//fpm/php.ini Comment the cgi.fix_pathinfo line, to look like below
-#set cgi.fix_pathinfo = 0sudo apt install php-fpmIf you want to work with mysql, then you also need to install php-mysql.
For each website you want to use php, you'll need to edit the confige file
+For each website you want to use php, you'll need to edit the config file.
sudo vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/The following code needs adding within the XXX block
+The following code needs adding within the server block.
location ~ \.php$ {
include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
- fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php-fpm.sock;
+ fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php<VERSION>-fpm.sock;
} This will use nginx's fastcgi-php.conf snippet which is more secure by deafult than many other php/nginx configs because it 404s if the files doesn't exist. Read Neal Poole'sDon't trust the tutorials for more info.
+This will use nginx's fastcgi-php.conf snippet which is more secure by default than many other php/nginx configs because it 404s if the requested file doesn't exist. Read Neal Poole's Don't trust the tutorials
for more info.
sudo systemctl reload nginxCreate a PHP file e.g. filename.php in the website's directory, and add the snippet below into it
-Create a PHP file e.g. filename.php in the website's directory, and add the snippet below into it.
+<?php phpinfo(); ?>Go to that webpage in your browser e.g. domain.co.uk/filename.php, and if php is working you should see a dump of your PHP's version, headers, etc.
Now we'll set nginx to load up index.php as the root of the website, if it exists. Open the site's config with an editor
+Now we'll set nginx to load up index.php as the root of the website, if it exists. Open the site's config with an editor.
vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/Change the index line to read as below. This will then tell the server to load index.php, and if it doesn't exists, load index.html in it's stead
+Change the index line to read as below. This will then tell the server to load index.php, and if it doesn't exists, load index.html in its stead.
index index.php index.html