#php-fpm

Nginx "upstream sent too big header while reading response header": raise the right buffer

Fix Nginx "upstream sent too big header while reading response header from upstream" and its 502: measure the headers, then raise the right buffer.

Intermediate · 3 min read

Laravel

Networking

Nginx for Laravel with PHP-FPM: production config, permissions and queues

Deploy Laravel on Nginx and PHP-FPM: a complete HTTPS config pointing at public, permissions for storage, the optimize and queue steps, and the errors you may see.

Intermediate · 3 min read

WordPress

Networking

Nginx for WordPress with PHP-FPM: a complete, safe config

Run WordPress on Nginx and PHP-FPM: a complete HTTPS config, pretty permalinks, blocking PHP in uploads, upload limits, caching and the common errors, step by step.

Intermediate · 3 min read

504 Gateway Time-out

Networking

Nginx "504 Gateway Time-out": find out what's slow before raising the timeout

Fix Nginx "504 Gateway Time-out": read the error log, measure the backend, set proxy_read_timeout or fastcgi_read_timeout, and check Cloudflare and load balancers.

Intermediate · 5 min read