email issues php-fpm vrs php-cgi

Durangod

• May 01, 2025 01:57
• Edited

Hi,   currently i am running whm/cpanel version 126.0.16   my server does not get or send many emails so this could have been something that changed with cpanel or configserver, not sure.  

All of a sudden i am getting an email from lfd (configserver) for suspicious executable 

/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/php/83/sbin/php-fpm  (never before) every time i send a server email from any account or email address. It does also say that the SMTP connection failed, i suspect because lfd blocked it. 

I have read that cpanel added some php-fpm functions to email which used to be handled by php-cgi  so natually i am curious if this may be the issue.   

Personally i would rather continue to use php-cgi unless its manditory now to allow php-fpm.

So before i go over to see what configserver has to say i would like to hear what cpanel has to say.   I am assuming i can just add this process to the csf pignore but first i would like cpanel to answer the following please so i am informed from cpanel perspective.

1. Do i need to allow php-fpm on my server, if so where do i check to be sure it is enabled in WHM? 

2. If i can still use just strictly php-cgi for everything cpanel, where do i go to set that as default in WHM? 

3. Is this a common issue caused by an update to WHM/cPanel ?

Thank you in advance :)

Dave

 

 

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  quietFinn

  • May 01, 2025 10:21

  in WHM -> Service Configuration - Service Manager -> PHP-FPM service for cPanel Daemons

  If you look here:
  https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/cpanel-product/the-cpanel-service-daemons/

  cpanel_php_fpm — PHP-FPM service for cPanel Daemons

  This daemon improves the performance of PHP-based internal applications that ship with cPanel & WHM, such as:

  • phpMyAdmin
  • phpPgAdmin
  • Webmail applications
  • Any third-party PHP application that the user installs.

   

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  durangod

  • May 01, 2025 13:59
  • Edited

  @quietFinn  Thanks so much for the info.  :)     After i added the exe to csf.pignore webmail is working again as i suspected.   I learned something by this so thats great.   

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