Optimizing nginx and PHP-FPM – from Beginner to Expert to Crazy | Arne Blankerts

Optimize your nginx and PHP-FPM setup for maximum performance and scalability, from beginner to expert and beyond, with expert Arne Blankerts' tips and tricks.

Key takeaways

Always gzip everything
Use upstream pools to loadbalance and make decisions
Disallow all other crap and just say it doesn’t have side effects
Make sure to tell Nginx to use the correct root and try files
Use Lua to add extra functionality
Disable the force HTTPS redirect
Configure Nginx to serve static assets and compress content
Use named locations to make configuration more readable
Add error pages and report the results
Use FPM to handle PHP requests and optimize configuration
Set up load balancing and scaling
Use Redis to store session data
Configure opcache and PHP variables
Add logging and monitoring to track performance
Use JavaScript to add extra functionality to Nginx
Set up caching and compression
Use maps to make configuration more readable
Configure Nginx to serve files from a specific directory
Add additional functionality using Lua
Use FPM to handle large file uploads
Configure Nginx to serve files with a specific MIME type
Use maps to make configuration more readable
Add logging and monitoring to track performance
Configure Nginx to serve files with a specific extension
Use Lua to add extra functionality to Nginx

Optimizing nginx and PHP-FPM – from Beginner to Expert to Crazy | Arne Blankerts

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