PHP as FCGID w/multiple PHP.INI files

Brian · Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Location: Puyallup, WA USA

First off, I did try to search AL for this topic, without success.

I have researched to the best of my current abilities to answer this without success.

Currently FCGID resolves the issue of stability having to call numerous non-thread-safe EXE's via PHP's EXEC() and SYSTEM() commands.

I have about 400 vhosts. I want to have at least two different PHP.INI files, at least two but maybe more.

The services I offer use a web-based file management, customized mail services, online image manipulation services, online media conversion services and so on. These all use a huge number of command line capable apps to make this all happen in this manner and PHP is so darn easy to code and secure, I just hate think that I have to go down a different path, starting over.

I could run some users, the bulk of my VHOSTS with the PHP module, but then I am running a more complicated environment than I would like to. If that is the only option for having multiple INI files, then so be it.

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My Questions: Is it possible in WAMP to run PHP exclusively as FCGID and have different PHP.INI files?

If so, how?

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glsmith

php.example.com uses mod_php and it's one php.ini file
user1.example.com uses mod_fcgid and loads only the php.ini file in /home/user1
user2.example.com uses mod_fcgid and loads only the php.ini file in /home/user2
user3.example.com uses mod_fcgid but loads mod_php's php.ini file

Brian · Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Location: Puyallup, WA USA

Many thanks for this incredibly simple explanation.

Checked the test INI files, perfect.

Currently I am in test flight, but this solution looks promising.

Question: Do you notice any change in memory usage?

Even if the processing load creates more load, even if it were to and if it were to use more RAM, so what! This should be rock solid stable.

Thank you very much for your fast reply.

James Blond

Hi Brian,
there no more usage with using different ini files as I know from my experience. At least if you don't load a different number of extensions. You should also be able to load different php version. Sometimes very useful for testing.

Brian · Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Location: Puyallup, WA USA

Different PHP versions, actually that can be important.

I have one extension that I use with ImageMagick, it requires a 4.x.x version of PHP but does somethings that I need very nicely.

I will probably end up running PHP as CGI and Module after all.

FCGID has really come a long ways with regards for PHP support and on Windows it really was needed.

I am running a full testing server on my workstation and so far I am very happy.

I have not had a chance to set up MySQL and also MSSQL yet. I also have an application for using an ODBC connection (SQLite3?) to pull data to generate reports from a Spiceworks db file. I used SQLite3 to pull live data into Excel so I assume that is the same connector PHP would use, not sure yet though.

I really appreciate AL and the many experienced contributors here, my simple question was thoroughly and quickly answered. Thank you.

flatcircle · Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 79

Is this correct?

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName php.example.com
DocumentRoot "/home/htdocs"
</VirtualHost>

Shouldn't the line: