Ubuntu php5-fpm throws unknown instance on reload

Question

I am having some problems with ubuntu and php5-fpm on my VPS. Php works fine, however it throws terminal error when I am trying to reload / restart / stop it. Basically, I c

Answer 1

I have experienced the same issue using Envoyer for Laravel - and that was quite annoying. My solution was to follow option 3) at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/1242376/comments/16

Create /etc/init/php5-fpm.override file with the single line "reload signal USR2" in it.