diff --git a/linux/check-if-php-fpm-is-alive.sh b/linux/check-if-php-fpm-is-alive.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b3fece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/check-if-php-fpm-is-alive.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+phpver=8.3
+timeout 30 sudo -u www-data cgi-fcgi -bind -connect /var/run/php/php${phpver}-fpm.sock >/dev/null 2>&1
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+  /usr/sbin/service php${phpver}-fpm restart
+fi