Question regarding setting up php-fpm + mod_fcgid

[aprekates <aprekates@posteo.net>]

Hi  , sorry if my issue is not in the list scope.

I've installed in debian stable both:

libapache2-mod-fcgid and  php7.0-fpm.

But simple test php file were not served, with no
warnings neither in apache logs neither in php-fpm logs.
Just a white page in my browser.

But then i noticed in 'php7.0-fpm.conf' that Sethandler is set
if there is the proxy_fcgi_module.

So after # a2enmod proxy_fcgi

the php files were server ok.

So , my question is : do i really need the proxy_fcgi ?


Copy of my  php7.0-fpm.conf :

# Redirect to local php-fpm if mod_php is not available
<IfModule !mod_php7.c>
<IfModule proxy_fcgi_module>
    # Enable http authorization headers
    <IfModule setenvif_module>
    SetEnvIfNoCase ^Authorization$ "(.+)" HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=$1
    </IfModule>

    <FilesMatch ".+\.ph(p[3457]?|t|tml)$">
        SetHandler "proxy:unix:/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock|fcgi://localhost"
    </FilesMatch>
    <FilesMatch ".+\.phps$">
        # Deny access to raw php sources by default
        # To re-enable it's recommended to enable access to the files
        # only in specific virtual host or directory
        Require all denied
    </FilesMatch>
    # Deny access to files without filename (e.g. '.php')
    <FilesMatch "^\.ph(p[3457]?|t|tml|ps)$">
        Require all denied
    </FilesMatch>
</IfModule>
</IfModule>




# a2enmod proxy_fcgi.load



<FilesMatch ".+\.ph(p[3457]?|t|tml)$">
        SetHandler "proxy:unix:/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock|fcgi://localhost"
 </FilesMatch>