Ever wondered how well your server handles high traffic?
Currently I'm studying how to optimize PHP-FPM performance, especially for applications like Laravel and WordPress. One of the most crucial settings is pm.max_children
, which determines how many child processes PHP-FPM can spawn to handle incoming requests.
So, instead of running a multiple pm.max_children
values and guessing which one is best, I decided to benchmark it using wrk
, a modern HTTP benchmarking tool. This way, I can find the optimal value for pm.max_children
based on real data and results in one go.
This guide helps you benchmark your PHP-FPM performance using wrk
. A modern HTTP benchmarking tool to find the optimal value for pm.max_children
. This is especially useful if you're running Laravel, WordPress, or any PHP-based application on a VPS.
Sometimes your server feels "fine", until traffic spikes. And then things start to choke. One of the key reasons? PHP-FPM runs out of available child processe