Fastcgi (Fcgid) and php.ini per user

[speckados]

Hello.

The issue of implementing a user php.ini by using FastCGI (Fcgid) in this Cpanel me back a little bit crazy.

The question is that following the manual and the post is in these forums, not that it is applied using a php.ini per user.

According manual y use /usr/local/apache/conf/userdata/std/2/<user>/<domain>/*.conf and this work because if put any directive for managed php values, fails reload apache. Also Apache read config file put in this folder.

Weel, on this folder i put a file named php.conf with several test. On last according FCgid, put
DefaultInitEnv PHPRC=/home/censo/php

Nothing.

Imposible for me that apache read php.ini on user home.


Any ideas?

[internetfab]

Running fcgid on one of our servers to test it out. So far it has significantly lowered the load on the machine but we're unable to use custom php.ini 's.

Is there anyone who know's how to use custom php.ini's with fcgid, eaccelerator? We've tried both using a wrapper (even if fcgid is running as the default php option) and using php.ini in each folder where php executes. Nothing seems to be helping.

Anyone?

[mikesta]

Hi, I just tried a few modifications for fcgi as apache handler and thereby I found something that might be interesting for you.

For giving every account its own php.ini, I made the following.

1. Make a backup of your files

2. Within the accounts public_html folder put a .htaccess file with the following lines in it:

PHP Code:

AddHandler php5-fastcgi .html
Action php5-fastcgi /cgi-bin/php5.fcgi 


3. Move to the cgi-bin folder within your accounts public_html folder and add two files.

--First one is the copy of your php.ini with your modifications

--The second file name php5.fcgi and add the following lines in it:

PHP Code:

#!/bin/sh
export PHP_FCGI_CHILDREN=1
export PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS=10
exec /usr/local/cpanel/cgi-sys/php5 


4.Go to usr/local/apache/conf/php.conf and put the following lines in that file:

PHP Code:

# This file was automatically generated by the Cpanel PHP Configuration system
# If you wish to change the way PHP is being handled by Apache on your system,
# use the /usr/local/cpanel/bin/rebuild_phpconf script or the WHM interface.
#
# Manual edits of this file will be lost when Apache is updated.

# This file was automatically generated by the Cpanel PHP Configuration system
# If you wish to change the way PHP is being handled by Apache on your system,
# use the /usr/local/cpanel/bin/rebuild_phpconf script or the WHM interface.
#
# Manual edits of this file will be lost when Apache is updated.
 
# Fastcgi configuration for PHP5
LoadModule fcgid_module modules/mod_fcgid.so
MaxRequestsPerProcess 500
MaxProcessCount 1000
DefaultMaxClassProcessCount 100
IPCConnectTimeout 60
IPCCommTimeout 60
PHP_Fix_Pathinfo_Enable 1
IdleTimeout 900
IdleScanInterval 120
BusyTimeout 300
BusyScanInterval 120
ErrorScanInterval 9
ZombieScanInterval 9
ProcessLifeTime 3600
 
AddHandler php5-fastcgi .php
Action php5-fastcgi /cgi-bin/php5.fcgi
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
 
# End of autogenerated PHP configuration. 


So thats it and works fine for me. All you have to do is to add that files to all you accounts to make it work.

Also be careful of the chmod you are giving to the php.ini for example. Depending if you wish to make your customers able to change it or if you just want to be the only one to administrate it.

Only be careful, if you recompile or update your apache, the php.conf file will be overwritten and you have to rework it.

Hope it helps.

[internetfab]

Thanks Mikesta, gonna have a go at it now.
You can probably add those changes to:

/usr/local/apache/conf/includes/pre_virtualhost_global.conf

to keep them between easyapache updates. So leave the default info in php.conf and add your other stuff in that file.

I'll get back to you with my results

[internetfab]

Made a few changes:

2.

AddHandler php5-fastcgi .php
Action php5-fastcgi /cgi-bin/php5.fcgi

I didnt want my .html files to be treated like php.

4. Left php.conf as it was default and added:

MaxProcessCount 1000
DefaultMaxClassProcessCount 100
IPCConnectTimeout 60
IPCCommTimeout 60
PHP_Fix_Pathinfo_Enable 1
IdleTimeout 900
IdleScanInterval 120
BusyTimeout 300
BusyScanInterval 120
ErrorScanInterval 9
ZombieScanInterval 9
ProcessLifeTime 3600

to /usr/local/apache/conf/includes/pre_virtualhost_global.conf and restarted apache.

This makes it possible for users to choose through .htaccess if they want to use custom php.ini or not instead of enforcing it on them.

Have one issue though. Custom php.ini with eaccelerator enabled in it will result in core dumps. Any idea why this happens?

[internetfab]

Found my old thread. The core dumps were because of mpm-worker being multithreaded and eaccelerator not. Switched to prefork instead for now - might switch back to worker later and use APC as an accelerator instead. (Magento got hooks for APC etc)

[mhodge]

mikesta and internetfab. Thanks for this, it helped a lot.

[internetfab]

Just a heads up - easyapache comments out

AddHandler php5-fastcgi .php

from .htaccess when it's done upgrading. Just noticed this a week ago and haven't had the time to play around with it (well, except using find and replace..).

If anyone know a workaround to this "feature" let me know.

[onknown]

Originally Posted by mikesta

Hi, I just tried a few modifications for fcgi as apache handler and thereby I found something that might be interesting for you.

For giving every account its own php.ini, I made the following.

1. Make a backup of your files

2. Within the accounts public_html folder put a .htaccess file with the following lines in it:

PHP Code:

AddHandler php5-fastcgi .html
Action php5-fastcgi /cgi-bin/php5.fcgi 


3. Move to the cgi-bin folder within your accounts public_html folder and add two files.

--First one is the copy of your php.ini with your modifications

--The second file name php5.fcgi and add the following lines in it:

PHP Code:

#!/bin/sh
export PHP_FCGI_CHILDREN=1
export PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS=10
exec /usr/local/cpanel/cgi-sys/php5 


4.Go to usr/local/apache/conf/php.conf and put the following lines in that file:

PHP Code:

# This file was automatically generated by the Cpanel PHP Configuration system
# If you wish to change the way PHP is being handled by Apache on your system,
# use the /usr/local/cpanel/bin/rebuild_phpconf script or the WHM interface.
#
# Manual edits of this file will be lost when Apache is updated.

# This file was automatically generated by the Cpanel PHP Configuration system
# If you wish to change the way PHP is being handled by Apache on your system,
# use the /usr/local/cpanel/bin/rebuild_phpconf script or the WHM interface.
#
# Manual edits of this file will be lost when Apache is updated.
 
# Fastcgi configuration for PHP5
LoadModule fcgid_module modules/mod_fcgid.so
MaxRequestsPerProcess 500
MaxProcessCount 1000
DefaultMaxClassProcessCount 100
IPCConnectTimeout 60
IPCCommTimeout 60
PHP_Fix_Pathinfo_Enable 1
IdleTimeout 900
IdleScanInterval 120
BusyTimeout 300
BusyScanInterval 120
ErrorScanInterval 9
ZombieScanInterval 9
ProcessLifeTime 3600
 
AddHandler php5-fastcgi .php
Action php5-fastcgi /cgi-bin/php5.fcgi
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
 
# End of autogenerated PHP configuration. 


So thats it and works fine for me. All you have to do is to add that files to all you accounts to make it work.

Also be careful of the chmod you are giving to the php.ini for example. Depending if you wish to make your customers able to change it or if you just want to be the only one to administrate it.

Only be careful, if you recompile or update your apache, the php.conf file will be overwritten and you have to rework it.

Hope it helps.

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