nginx, php-fpm, max_children, start_servers - too many fpm instances

[artsoulbrother]

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I'm having trouble figuring out why so many fpm instances are being launched. Here are my ini settings

pm.max_children=1
pm.start_servers=1
pm.min_spare_servers=1
pm.max_spare_servers=2
pm.max_requests=500
pm.process_idle_timeout=10s

Can someone explain this? Clearly doesn't add up.

My best guess is that Nginx is launching dedicated instances independent from the pool. If this is the case, how would I go about limiting the amount of instances Nginx launches?

Thanks in advance!!

So far I've just been playing with the php.ini settings but haven't really dug into the role nginx plays in all this.

Any point in the right direction would be appreciated.

[artsoulbrother]

Got it. There's an ini file that rewrites the global, admin panel and seems like everything else. "/etc/php/[VERSION]/fpm/pool.d/php.ini"