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litespeed_wiki:php:configuring-lsws-for-php [2018/09/18 20:26]
Michael Alegre [Overview of LiteSpeed and PHP]
litespeed_wiki:php:configuring-lsws-for-php [2019/10/18 20:27] (current)
Jonathan Kagan [Configuring LiteSpeed Web Server for PHP]
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 ===== Configuring LiteSpeed Web Server for PHP ===== ===== Configuring LiteSpeed Web Server for PHP =====
  
-LiteSpeed Web Server comes pre-configured for PHP 5, /​usr/​local/​lsws/​fcgi-bin/​lsphp5,​ however it is for  testing only and can not be used for real applications. Users should install php binary through "yum install"​ or "​apt-get"​ lsphp packages from LiteSpeed Repositories. PHP external application and script or context handler should be setup before PHP can be used. This wiki reviews how PHP is configured with LiteSpeed Web Server.+LiteSpeed Web Server comes pre-configured for PHP 5, ''​/​usr/​local/​lsws/​fcgi-bin/​lsphp5''​, however it is for  testing only and can not be used for real applications. Users should install php binary through "yum install"​ or "​apt-get"​ lsphp packages from LiteSpeed Repositories. PHP external application and script or context handler should be setup before PHP can be used. This wiki reviews how PHP is configured with LiteSpeed Web Server.
  
 Unlike Apache'​s mod_php, which embeds the PHP engine inside web server processes, LiteSpeed Web Server talks to standalone PHP engine processes via a PHP SAPI interface. This allows the web server to delegate processes to different processors and efficiently handle multiple tasks. Two types of PHP SAPI interfaces are supported by LiteSpeed: LSAPI and FastCGI. LiteSpeed SAPI (LSAPI) has similar architecture to FastCGI SAPI with two major enhancements:​ Unlike Apache'​s mod_php, which embeds the PHP engine inside web server processes, LiteSpeed Web Server talks to standalone PHP engine processes via a PHP SAPI interface. This allows the web server to delegate processes to different processors and efficiently handle multiple tasks. Two types of PHP SAPI interfaces are supported by LiteSpeed: LSAPI and FastCGI. LiteSpeed SAPI (LSAPI) has similar architecture to FastCGI SAPI with two major enhancements:​
   - Up to 50% better performance   - Up to 50% better performance
   - Support for dynamic PHP configuration changes through web server configuration and .htaccess files.   - Support for dynamic PHP configuration changes through web server configuration and .htaccess files.
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 For cPanel, if you are using EasyApache 3, PHP should be built and working fine with Apache through EA3, then LiteSpeed builds matching PHP (with LSAPI) through LiteSpeed WHM/cPanel plugin. See [[litespeed_wiki:​cpanel:​auto-installer|cPanel installation Guide]]. For EA4, PHP no longer needs to be built, please refer [[litespeed_wiki:​cpanel:​easyapache4-config|here]] instead. For cPanel, if you are using EasyApache 3, PHP should be built and working fine with Apache through EA3, then LiteSpeed builds matching PHP (with LSAPI) through LiteSpeed WHM/cPanel plugin. See [[litespeed_wiki:​cpanel:​auto-installer|cPanel installation Guide]]. For EA4, PHP no longer needs to be built, please refer [[litespeed_wiki:​cpanel:​easyapache4-config|here]] instead.
  
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 If your PHP runs into 503 errors, this is often indicative of a problem with PHP. Please see our [[litespeed_wiki:​php:​503-errors|503 troubleshooting guide]] for the necessary steps to diagnose and fix these errors. If your PHP runs into 503 errors, this is often indicative of a problem with PHP. Please see our [[litespeed_wiki:​php:​503-errors|503 troubleshooting guide]] for the necessary steps to diagnose and fix these errors.
- +===== Step 1: Install ​LSPHP through repositories ===== 
-===== Step 1: Install ​PHP through repositories ===== +If you are not using Control Panel or CloudLinux, you may need to install ​the LSPHP Binary through rpms/​apt-get packages. ​
-If you are not using Control Panel php or cloudlinux PHP, you may need to install ​PHP Binary through rpms/​apt-get packages. ​+
  
 |[[litespeed_wiki:​php:​rpm|Installing LSPHP via RPM]]|The fastest way to get PHP for CentOS| |[[litespeed_wiki:​php:​rpm|Installing LSPHP via RPM]]|The fastest way to get PHP for CentOS|
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       <​note></​note>​       <​note></​note>​
       <​maxConns>​35</​maxConns>​       <​maxConns>​35</​maxConns>​
-      <​env>​PHP_LSAPI_MAX_REQUESTS=500</​env>​+      <​env>​PHP_LSAPI_MAX_REQUESTS=5000</​env>​
       <​env>​PHP_LSAPI_CHILDREN=35</​env>​       <​env>​PHP_LSAPI_CHILDREN=35</​env>​
       <​initTimeout>​60</​initTimeout>​       <​initTimeout>​60</​initTimeout>​
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 ===== Step 3: Configure the script or context handler ===== ===== Step 3: Configure the script or context handler =====
  
-Script and context handlers tell the server which files go to a certain application. A script handler uses a file's suffix (and associated MIME types). Script handlers differentiate content based on the file’s suffix (and the coressponding ​MIME type). Setting up an external application ​as a script handler ​(in the Script Handler tab at either the server or virtual host level) will cause the server to send certain types of files to that external application. When configured as a context handler, an external application will be used for content based on its location, not its file type. The web server will send content to the external application as long as the request’s URL matches the URI specified in the context settings.+Script and context handlers tell the server which files go to a certain application. Script handlers differentiate content based on the file’s suffix (and the corresponding ​MIME type). Setting up script handler for an external application (in the Script Handler tab at either the server or virtual host level) will cause the server to send certain types of files to that external application. When configured as a context handler, an external application will be used for content based on its location ​instead ​its file type. The web server will send content to the external application as long as the request’s URL matches the URI specified in the context settings.
  
-Both handler types can be configured in the WebAdmin Console with script handlers configured under **Server > Script Handler** and context handlers configured at the virtual host level under **Configuration > Virtual Hosts > your_virtual_host > Context**.+Both handler types can be configured in the WebAdmin Console with script handlers configured under **Configuration > Server > Script Handler** ​or **Configuration >Virtual Hosts > your_virtual_host > Script Handler**, ​and context handlers configured at the virtual host level under **Configuration > Virtual Hosts > your_virtual_host > Context**
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 +To create a server level script handler for LSPHP, first got to **Configuration > Server > Script Handler** in the WebAdmin Console. Here, add a new script handler and set **Suffix** to ''​php''​ or ''​php5''​ for example, depending on the suffix of your PHP scripts. **Handler Type** should be set to ''​LiteSpeed SAPI''​ and **Handler Name** set to the name of your previously created external application.
  
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-===== Environment variables ===== 
  
-Once configured, you can also use environment variables ​to further customize ​PHP via LSAPI and FCGI. For detailed information on environment variables, please refer to the [[litespeed_wiki:​php:​fcgi-environment-variables|What Environment Variables Can I Use to Configure a PHP fCGI Application?​]] wiki and the README file in the php/​sapi/​litespeed directory+===== Step 4: Perform a Graceful Restart ===== 
 +Perform a graceful restart to apply these changes and begin using the defined external application for scripts matching the suffix set in the related script handler. This can be done in the WebAdmin Console under **Actions > Graceful Restart**. 
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 + 
 +===== How to enable PHP SuEXEC on LSWS native ===== 
 +If you want to run PHP as user:group instead of webserver user such as ''​nobody''​, you will need to create external apps (name should be unique and different than server level external apps and other virtual host external apps, for example, lsphp_$vhost; ​also set it to run as username:​usergroup to implement ​PHP SuEXEC) ​and script handler pointing ​to the newly created external app under each virtual host. 
 +{{ :litespeed_wiki:​php:​lsws-navie-php-suexec.png?800 |}}
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