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Redirecting allows you to redirect one website to another or to a specific directory on the server using apache/nginx rewrite rules.


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MODE

  Advantages

  Disadvantages

Fast-CGI

  • Scripts are executed with user privileges for the website.
  • Supports more than 1 PHP version.
  • Quicker than CGI and suPHP.
  • php.ini values cannot be changed via PHP scripts, vhost files, or .htaccess files.

CGI

  • Scripts executed with user privileges for the website
  • Supports multiple PHP versions for multiple websites.
  • May run slower due to high memory requirements.
  • php.ini values cannot be changed via PHP scripts, vhost files, or .htaccess files.

Mod-PHP

  • Speed.
  • php.ini values can be changed via PHP scripts, vhost files, .htaccess files.
  • Not secure as it runs scripts using apache privileges and is not recommended.
  • Allows only one php version to be installed.

SuPHP

  • Scripts executed with user privileges of the website.
  • Each vhost can have its own php.ini file.
  • Allows users to run multiple versions of PHP.
  • php.ini values cannot be changed via PHP scripts, vhost files, or .htaccess files.

PHP-FPM

  • Scripts executed with user privileges of the website.
  • Supports multiple PHP versions.
  • php.ini values cannot be changed via PHP scripts.