Tuning PHP-FPM in cPanel: Balancing Worker Persistence Against RAM Limits
PHP-FPM in cPanel speeds up PHP execution, but persistent workers consume RAM even when idle. Learn how to size pm.max_children per domain without triggering the OOM killer.
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PHP-FPM in cPanel speeds up PHP execution, but persistent workers consume RAM even when idle. Learn how to size pm.max_children per domain without triggering the OOM killer.
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