New installation questions

[ruperten49]

So, I just installed c-panel on a digital ocean droplet(2vcpu and 4gb ram), and I have some questions. I installed a wordpress site using softaculous and set the php to 7.1.

But I feel like the site is pretty slow compared to running it on laravel forge(witch uses php 7.3). Is it possible to upgrade to php 7.2 or 7.3? Can I just install php 7.2 the normal way with cmd and have it available in the c-panel or is there some special way to have 7.2 installed thru the VHM panel?

Also what is the default web server running on c-panel and centos? is there anything to gain from changing this to nginx?

 

[GOT]

To install php versions and options in whm select the EasyApache4 option.

As for web server it comes with Apache. If you want something more performance oriented we recommend LiteSpeed.

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello @ruperten49,

Also what is the default web server running on c-panel and centos? is there anything to gain from changing this to nginx?

Apache is installed by default with cPanel & WHM. There's no direct support for Nginx at this time (support for Nginx is tentatively planned for a later date), however there is an official plugin for LiteSpeed if you are seeking a performance-oriented alternative. You can read about it on the link below:

How to Purchase a LiteSpeed Web Server License - cPanel Knowledge Base - cPanel Documentation

Is it possible to upgrade to php 7.2 or 7.3? Can I just install php 7.2 the normal way with cmd and have it available in the c-panel or is there some special way to have 7.2 installed thru the VHM panel?

Yes, simply browse to WHM >> EasyApache 4 and choose PHP version 7.2 in your build profile. Then, use WHM >> MultiPHP Manager to configure which version is enabled by default, or to enable it on specific accounts. I've linked some documents below that should help you get started:

EasyApache 4 FAQ - EasyApache 4 - cPanel Documentation
EasyApache 4 Home - EasyApache 4 - cPanel Documentation
MultiPHP Manager for WHM - Version 78 Documentation - cPanel Documentation

Note that PHP version 7.3 isn't provided at this time, but you can monitor the feature request below to know when it's released:

PHP 7.3

Let me know if you have any questions, and welcome to the cPanel Forums!

Thank you.