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How to Set Up Drupal with PHP-FPM and Nginx on Ubuntu

Did you know that combining Drupal, PHP-FPM, and Nginx offers a powerful and efficient hosting setup for Drupal websites?

Nginx acts as the web server. It manages static content and forwards dynamic content queries to PHP-FPM, which processes the PHP code. This setup boosts the performance, scalability, and security of Drupal sites.

Our experts have put together this guide to help you set up this environment on Ubuntu.

1. First, make sure the local packages cache is up to date:

   sudo apt-get update
2. Then, install Nginx:

   sudo apt-get install nginx -y
3. After that, install PHP-FPM and the needed extensions:

   sudo apt-get install php8.1-fpm php8.1-cli php8.1-gd php8.1-mysql php8.1-xml -y


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4. Then, we have to adjust the PHP-FPM configuration to boost performance. So open the `php.ini` file:

   sudo nano /etc/php/8.1/fpm/php.ini
5. Then, set these parameters for dynamic processes:

   pm=dynamic
pm.max_children=10
pm.start_servers=3
pm.min_spare_servers=2
pm.max_spare_servers=4

6. Similarly, edit the settings as seen here for on-demand processes:

   pm=ondemand
pm.max_children=10
pm.start_servers=3
pm.min_spare_servers=2
pm.max_spare_servers=4

7. Now, edit the Nginx configuration file to integrate PHP-FPM:

   sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
8. Finally, apply the changes by restarting the services:

   sudo systemctl restart nginx
sudo systemctl restart php8.1-fpm
9. Now, we have to create the Drupal directory structure:

   sudo mkdir -p /srv/www/bobcares.com/{public_html,logs}
10. Next, create a virtual host configuration file for the Drupal site:

    sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/bobcares.com
11. Then, enable the new virtual host configuration:

    sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/bobcares.com /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
12. Finally, check the Nginx configuration for errors and restart the service if there are none:

    sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl restart nginx


After the above steps, we will have a high-performance environment for hosting a Drupal-powered website using Nginx and PHP-FPM on Ubuntu.

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Conclusion

In brief, our Support Experts demonstrated how to set up Drupal with PHP-FPM and Nginx on Ubuntu. This setup promises enhanced speed, security, and scalability for our Drupal site.