# Why PHP-FPM is not available
Source: https://docs.webgee.com/en/development/php-handlers-why-php-fpm-is-not-enabled-on-webgee-accounts



PHP-FPM cannot be enabled on WebGee shared and reseller accounts. The servers run
**LiteSpeed Enterprise** with the **`mod_lsapi`** handler instead.

## Why [#why]

PHP-FPM is designed for Apache and NGINX. LiteSpeed has its own handler,
`mod_lsapi`, which is built for it and performs better in that pairing —
lighter per-request overhead and better behaviour under concurrency.

Running PHP-FPM alongside LiteSpeed would mean giving up what makes LiteSpeed
worth using, in exchange for a handler it is not designed around.

## What you actually lose [#what-you-actually-lose]

In practice, nothing you would use on shared hosting:

| PHP-FPM feature               | On WebGee                                                |
| ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| Process pool tuning           | Managed by LiteSpeed                                     |
| `pm.max_children` and similar | Not applicable                                           |
| Per-pool `php.ini` values     | Use **Select PHP Version → Options**                     |
| OPcache                       | Enabled                                                  |
| Version switching             | [Select PHP Version](/en/development/change-php-version) |

Everything most applications document as "requires PHP-FPM" is really "requires
a persistent PHP handler rather than CGI" — which `mod_lsapi` is.

## If something insists on PHP-FPM [#if-something-insists-on-php-fpm]

Some applications check for it by name rather than by capability. That check is
usually cosmetic and the application runs correctly regardless — try it before
concluding it will not work.

Where it genuinely will not, a VPS gives you full control of the stack, including
PHP-FPM if you want it — see
[Set up your cloud server](/en/servers/cloud-server-quick-start).

## Premium hosting [#premium-hosting]

**Bolt-Cache** on Premium plans does run NGINX with PHP-FPM. If you specifically
need that stack, it is available there — settings come from `.user.ini` rather
than the PHP Selector, see
[Change your PHP version and settings](/en/development/change-php-version).

## Related [#related]

* [Change your PHP version and settings](/en/development/change-php-version)
* [MultiPHP vs Select PHP Version](/en/development/what-is-the-difference-between-the-multiphp-and-select-php-version)