{{tag>apache fpm php}}

====== Use faster php-fpm instead of libapache2-mod-php ======

Change php version to php7.3 for Buster.

===== Install fpm and remove libapache =====
  apt install libapache2-mod-fcgid php7.0-fpm
  apt purge libapache2-mod-php7.0

===== Enable/disable modules =====
  a2dismod mpm_prefork 
  a2enmod mpm_event actions fcgid proxy_fcgi alias setenvif ssl rewrite
  a2enconf php7.0-fpm
  systemctl restart apache2

===== Test setup =====
Create file phpinfo.php in DocumentRoot with this content:

  <?php phpinfo( ); ?>

then visit http://yoursite.com/phpinfo.php

Then line with "Server API" should have "FPM/FastCGI".
====== Tested on ======
  * Debian 9 Stretch
  * Debian 10 Buster

====== See also ======

====== References ======
  * https://www.basezap.com/difference-php-cgi-php-fpm/
  * https://localhorst.org/http-2-0-debian-9-apache-2-4-umstellung-auf-php-fpm/
  * https://websiteforstudents.com/how-to-run-apache2-with-php7-2-fpm-on-ubuntu-16-04-17-10-18-04/