Nginx + apache or nginx + php-frm

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I'm developing a big project now and I'm thinking about using nginx with php-fpm instead of nginx with apache and mod_php.

My concern is why this setup is not popular? Why does everybody use nginx + apache? Is there an issue?

Mostly because for the longest time, nginx + apache was just "easier". — Glen Solsberry
– Glen Solsberry, Commented Mar 2, 2012 at 15:34
So there is absolutely no problems to use nginx without apache? — Vlad Miller
– Vlad Miller, Commented Mar 2, 2012 at 15:37
Maybe not absolutely, but it's definitely easier than it used to be. — Glen Solsberry
– Glen Solsberry, Commented Mar 2, 2012 at 20:27

MTeck · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-06 22:18:00Z

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Many people perceive Apache to be easier because they already know it. However, since php-fpm came out this has been decreasingly the case. The entire Nginx community recommends using php-fpm and, in general, ditching Apache. It gives you significantly more control as well.

You're statement that everyone uses Apache behind Nginx is a naive one, and false as well.

answered Mar 6, 2012 at 22:18

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Michel Feldheim · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-29 09:07:59Z

A lot of people just added nginx in front if their existing LAMP stack to increase throughput with small efforts. Those people mostly use nginx as caching proxy which maybe additionally delivers static files from local disc directly rather than passing those requests through the heavy apache-mod_php stack.

The LAMP stack is approved, well known and very well tested, while php-fpm is a quite young project which just recently was integrated into the official PHP source.

I am running a nginx - php-fpm stack successfully on several high-traffic sites now and I don't want to miss the simple, clean, yet function-rich combination any more.

If you're familiar with fastcgi you'll quickly get into php-fpm as well. Working default configs and init scripts are now included in every Linux distro package I know, so setting this up is no longer something you need to worry about.

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