PHP FPM Logs & Metrics Monitoring

PHP FPM, or PHP FastCGI Process Manager, is a robust implementation of the FastCGI protocol for PHP. It serves as a process manager for PHP applications, optimizing performance by maintaining a pool of worker processes to handle incoming web requests efficiently. This approach improves resource utilization, stability, and configuration flexibility for PHP-based web applications.

Monitoring PHP FPM logs and metrics is crucial for understanding the performance and health of PHP applications. It helps in identifying issues such as slow requests, errors, and resource utilization, enabling timely troubleshooting and optimization.

Common metrics to monitor in PHP FPM include:

1. Request Throughput: The number of requests processed per unit of time.
2. Request Latency: The time taken to process each request.
3. CPU and Memory Usage: The CPU and memory consumption of PHP FPM processes.
4. Slow Requests: Requests that exceed a certain threshold of processing time.
5. Process Status: The number of active, idle, and max children processes.
6. Error Rate: The rate of errors encountered by PHP FPM processes.

Atatus provides unified observability platform for PHP FPM logs and metrics. It offers integrations that allow users to collect, visualize, and analyze PHP FPM metrics alongside other infrastructure and application metrics in a centralized dashboard.

PHP FPM logging can be enabled and configured in the php-fpm.conf file. To enable logging, locate the php-fpm.conf file, typically located in /etc/php/{version}/fpm/php-fpm.conf, and ensure that the error_log directive is set to a valid file path where logs will be written. Additionally, you can configure the log level using the log_level directive. Once configured, restart the PHP FPM service for changes to take effect.

Yes, Atatus provides deep insights into PHP FPM performance through detailed metrics and logs analysis. It helps in identifying bottlenecks, resource constraints, and errors affecting PHP application performance, facilitating effective troubleshooting and optimization.

Yes, Atatus supports monitoring PHP FPM in distributed environments by providing centralized monitoring and management capabilities. It allows users to monitor PHP FPM instances across multiple servers or containers from a single dashboard.

Yes, Atatus allows for flexible alerting configurations based on PHP FPM metrics thresholds. Users can define custom alert policies to trigger notifications via email, Slack, or other channels when specific PHP FPM metrics exceed predefined thresholds, enabling proactive issue resolution and performance optimization.

Atatus employs robust security measures to protect PHP FPM log data within its platform, including data encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access controls (RBAC), and compliance with industry security standards such as SOC 2 and GDPR. Additionally, Atatus provides audit logs and monitoring features to track and monitor access to PHP FPM log data, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

If you exceed your log ingestion limits, we would contact you to discuss on stopping further processing new log data or upgrade your subscription.

You can choose to store logs in Atatus for a limited time (e.g., 7 days) or export them to external storage solutions like Amazon S3 for long-term retention.

Yes, Atatus provides users with the flexibility to customize log retention settings. Users can adjust retention periods based on their specific needs, aligning with compliance standards or internal data management policies.