PHP related tutorial/FAQ

FreeBSD install PHP 7.2 with FPM for Nginx

last updated September 24, 2018 in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), Nginx, PHP

How do I install install PHP 7.2 with FPM for Nginx web server running on FreeBSD operating system?

How to install PHP 7.2 on CentOS 7/RHEL 7

last updated July 22, 2018 in CentOS, Nginx, PHP, RedHat and Friends

How do I Install PHP 7.2 on CentOS 7 server? How can I setup and install PHP 7.2 on RHEL 7 server along with Nginx web server? How do I configure PHP-fpm version 7.2 with Nginx server running on a CentOS / Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 7?

How to hide PHP 5/7 version when using Nginx

last updated December 5, 2017 in Alpine Linux, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, PHP, RedHat and Friends, Security, Security Through Obscurity, UNIX

I am using PHP 5.6.xx and Nginx server on an Apline Linux server. I want to hide ‘X-Powered-By: PHP/5.6.32’ HTTP header. How can I hide PHP version when using Nginx along with PHP-fpm5 or PHP-fpm7?

How to test PHP 7 and WordPress MySQL/MariaDB Database connectivity using a PHP script

last updated August 15, 2017 in Linux, MySQL, PHP, UNIX

I wanted to test if my PHP 7 and MySQL/MariaDB for WordPress are working. If not I wanted to see some error on screen or for my monitoring system. How to write a script for a quick PHP MySQL DB connection test for WordPress or any other database and send an email or text when site is down?