PHP-FPM Runtime

The default TAVP runtime. Fast, stable, production-ready.

What is PHP-FPM?

PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager) is the standard way to run PHP on a web server. It manages worker processes and handles incoming requests efficiently.

How TAVP Uses PHP-FPM

HTTP Request → Apache/Nginx → PHP-FPM → TAVP Application

TAVP's Phalcon C-extension gives PHP-FPM a massive performance boost:

• 12,000+ requests/second on a $5 VPS
• Sub-10ms page load times
• Low memory usage (Phalcon is compiled, not interpreted)

Setup

With Lando

# .lando.yml
name: my-app
recipe: lamp
config:
  php: '8.3'
  webroot: public

lando start
lando ssh -c "php /app/vendor/bin/tavp phalcon:install"

With Docker

FROM php:8.3-fpm
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y gcc make autoconf
# Install Phalcon...

On VPS

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt update
sudo apt install php8.3-fpm php8.3-mysql php8.3-mbstring
sudo bash vendor/tavp/tavp-installer/install_phalcon5.sh
sudo service php8.3-fpm restart

Configuration

; /etc/php/8.3/fpm/php.ini
memory_limit = 256M
max_execution_time = 30
upload_max_filesize = 64M
post_max_size = 64M

Performance Tips

1. Enable OPcache — opcache.enable=1
2. Use Phalcon — C-extension, not interpreted
3. Cache aggressively — file cache or Redis
4. Optimize autoloader — composer install --optimize-autoloader
5. Enable gzip — compress responses

Learn More

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• TAVP Installer