How to add PHP-FPM support for NGINX sites on February 4, 2021, 8:25 AM PST If you're building NGINX sites, you'll probably need PHP-FPM support enabled. Jack Wallen shows you how. PHP-FPM: How to add support for NGINX sites Watch Now If you've decided to make the switch from Apache to NGINX, one of the questions you might find yourself asking is how to add support for the PHP Fast Process Manager (PHP-FPM). For those that might not know, PHP-FPM is a FastCGI handler for PHP scripts and apps, which makes it possible for a website to handle higher loads. PHP-FPM is much faster than traditional CGI-based multi-user PHP environments and also allows for the hosting of multiple applications using different versions of PHP.