{"id":36634,"date":"2024-09-30T04:46:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T04:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=36634"},"modified":"2026-09-28T07:23:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T07:23:01","slug":"how-to-increase-php-workers","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/gb\/knowledgebase\/how-to-increase-php-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Increase PHP Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Increase PHP workers for one website on Staq Panel \u2192 <strong>Server<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>PHP Config<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>PHP Workers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Increase PHP workers<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the website in Staq Panel.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Server<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>PHP Config<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Open the <strong>PHP Workers<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<li>Open <strong>Max PHP workers<\/strong> and pick a number.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Save Changes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The default is 10. A number above the default asks you to continue, because it can add a charge on your plan. The list includes numbers above 20.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/php-workers-max.png\" alt=\"Max PHP workers menu on PHP Config\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Request memory is on <strong>PHP Settings<\/strong>. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/knowledgebase\/increasing-server-memory\/\">increasing server memory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>PHP version is on <strong>PHP Settings<\/strong> too. 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