[php-src] Issue #11593: Multiple entries for PHP-FPMs listen directive

From: Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2023 12:50:37 +0000
Subject: [php-src] Issue #11593: Multiple entries for PHP-FPMs listen directive
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Issue: https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/11593 Author: bleedchf ### Description Currently, PHP-FPM provides limited options for defining the host address, restricting it to either no host, an IPv4 address, or an IPv6 address. Here are the existing configurations and their limitations: 1. listen = 9000 (IPv4 and IPv6, but accessible from all sources) This configuration allows PHP-FPM to listen on both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, but it lacks the ability to specify a particular host. 2. listen = 127.0.0.1:9000 (accessible only locally via IPv4) PHP-FPM can be accessed locally using IPv4, but it does not support IPv6 connections. 3. listen = [::1]:9000 (accessible only locally via IPv6) Enables local accessibility through IPv6, but it does not support IPv4 connections. 4. listen = localhost:9000 (binds to IPv4 only) This configuration restricts PHP-FPM to bind exclusively to IPv4 in my case. The current limitations force users to make compromises. One possible solution is to globally set PHP-FPM to listen on port 9000 and control access through firewall rules or the listen.allowed_clients directive. However, it is desirable to have firewall-independent configurations and ensure closed internet access. To address this, I propose introducing support for multiple interfaces in the PHP-FPM configuration: listen = 127.0.0.1:9000, [::1]:9000 This configuration would allow PHP-FPM to listen on both IPv4 (127.0.0.1) and IPv6 ([::1]) addresses simultaneously, providing full control over the interfaces while maintaining full backwards-compatibility. Alternatively, another solution could involve introducing a "port" directive and making the port specification optional within the listen directive: listen = 127.0.0.1, [::1] port = 9000 By implementing either of these solutions, clients can choose the most suitable approach based on their requirements and preferences. This enhancement would also allow system administrators - [particularly nginx upstream users with split configurations](https://youtu.be/VtKTOZFfoug?t=2066) - to use "localhost" as a reliable target and leave it up to nginx/dns resolver/system settings to determine the IP version instead of "hard-coding" it into dozens - if not hundred - of files. Please kindly consider my request.

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