How to enable PHP in nginx?

@scotty_walker 

To enable PHP in nginx, you will need to install and configure PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager) and then modify your nginx configuration to use it. Here are the steps:

1. Install PHP-FPM on your server:

• On Ubuntu:

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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install php-fpm

• On CentOS:

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sudo yum update
sudo yum install php-fpm

1. Modify the nginx configuration file to use PHP-FPM:

Add the following lines to the server block in your nginx configuration file (usually located at /etc/nginx/nginx.conf):

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location ~ .php$ {
    include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
    fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
}

Make sure to replace php7.4-fpm.sock with the correct socket file for your version of PHP.

1. Restart nginx to apply the changes:

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sudo service nginx restart

That's it! PHP should now be enabled in nginx. You can test it by creating a PHP file (e.g. info.php) in your web root (usually /var/www/html) with the following contents:

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<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Then, access the file in your web browser (e.g. http://example.com/info.php). If PHP is working correctly, you should see a page with information about your PHP installation.