# Unable to start php-fpm

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-start-php-fpm/219272>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [April 26, 2012, 9:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-start-php-fpm/219272 "2012-04-26T09:24:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 9:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-start-php-fpm/219272/1 "2012-04-26T09:24:11Z")

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Unable to start php-fpm.

[root@ip-10-28-197-14 html]# service php-fpm start  
Starting php-fpm: [OK]  
[26-Apr-2012 07:22:32] ERROR: [pool www] cannot get uid for user  
‘apache’  
[26-Apr-2012 07:22:32] ERROR: FPM initialization failed

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Unable to start php-fpm](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,225788,225788#msg-225788)**
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> Unable to start php-fpm. \[root@ip-10-28-197-14 html\]# service php-fpm start Starting php-fpm: \[OK \] \[26-Apr-2012 07:22:32\] ERROR: \[pool www\] cannot get uid for user 'apache' \[26-Apr-2012 07:22:32\] ERROR: FPM initializat

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**Author:** ![rite2subodh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c37758/32.png) [@rite2subodh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rite2subodh)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2012, 12:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-start-php-fpm/219272/2 "2012-06-09T12:59:03Z")

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Hello,

On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:23:30 -0400 (EDT) wrote rite2subodh:

> Unable to start php-fpm.
> 
> [root@ip-10-28-197-14 html]# service php-fpm start  
> Starting php-fpm: [OK]  
> [26-Apr-2012 07:22:32] ERROR: [pool www] cannot get uid for user  
> ‘apache’  
> [26-Apr-2012 07:22:32] ERROR: FPM initialization failed

is apache user present on system=

Regards  
Silvio