# faster than module or as FastCGI?

**URL:** <https://forum.shopware.com/t/faster-than-module-or-as-fastcgi/61644>\
**Category:** Installation/Einstieg\
**Created:** [9. September 2019 um 15:29 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/faster-than-module-or-as-fastcgi/61644 "2019-09-09T15:29:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![iosman123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e56c9b/32.png) [@iosman123](https://forum.shopware.com/u/iosman123)\
**Post date:** [9. September 2019 um 15:29 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/faster-than-module-or-as-fastcgi/61644/1 "2019-09-09T15:29:09Z")

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Hello,

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I have a hosting package at [Allinkl.com](http://Allinkl.com).&nbsp;On the server PHP runs in version 5.5 as a module.&nbsp;Other versions can be addressed via htaccess.

There is a module as a performer.&nbsp;In the net, however, I found this contradictory.

So what’s faster: module or FastCGI?

What would you guess what to use?&nbsp;There is apparently also the problem with use as a module that I have to give the file ownership to the PHP user (www-data), so Shopware file operations (media upload) can do.&nbsp;But then I have no access via FTP?

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thanks

iosman

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**Author:** ![Moritz\_Naczenski](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.shopware.com/moritz_naczenski/32/7792_2.png) [@Moritz\_Naczenski](https://forum.shopware.com/u/Moritz_Naczenski)\
**Post date:** [9. September 2019 um 15:37 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/faster-than-module-or-as-fastcgi/61644/2 "2019-09-09T15:37:14Z")

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mod\_php is part of webserver, this means php can‘t scale without scaling the webserver too. When running the webserver with fpm for example the php process can scale independently. In performance scenarios fpm/fcgi will be faster.

Basically the difference is between mpm-prefork (mod\_php)&nbsp;and mpm-event:&nbsp;[https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/en/mpm.html](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/en/mpm.html)

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**Author:** ![iosman123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e56c9b/32.png) [@iosman123](https://forum.shopware.com/u/iosman123)\
**Post date:** [14. September 2019 um 13:10 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/faster-than-module-or-as-fastcgi/61644/3 "2019-09-14T13:10:26Z")

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> [@iosman123 schrieb:](https://forum.shopware.com/profile/32069/iosman123 "iosman123")
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> Hello,
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> &nbsp;
> 
> I have a hosting package at [Allinkl.com](http://Allinkl.com).&nbsp;On the server PHP runs in version 5.5 as a module.&nbsp;Other versions can be addressed via htaccess.
> 
> There is a module as a performer.&nbsp;In the net, however, I found this contradictory.
> 
> So what’s faster: module or FastCGI?
> 
> What would you guess what to use?&nbsp;There is apparently also the problem with use as a module that I have to give the file ownership to the PHP user (www-data), so Shopware file operations (media upload) can do.&nbsp;But then I have no access via FTP?
> 
> &nbsp;
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> thanks[,](http://https://solutionforwindows.com)
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> iosman
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> thanks my issue has been fixed.