diff --git a/actions/admin/settings/136.phpfpm.php b/actions/admin/settings/136.phpfpm.php
index f5281268..97527d9b 100644
--- a/actions/admin/settings/136.phpfpm.php
+++ b/actions/admin/settings/136.phpfpm.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ return array(
 					'default' => '1',
 					'option_mode' => 'one',
 					'option_options_method' => 'getPhpConfigs',
-					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField',
+					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField'
 					),
 				'system_phpfpm_defaultini_ownvhost' => array(
 					'label' => $lng['serversettings']['mod_fcgid']['defaultini_ownvhost'],
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ return array(
 					'default' => '1',
 					'option_mode' => 'one',
 					'option_options_method' => 'getPhpConfigs',
-					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField',
+					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField'
 					),
 				'system_phpfpm_configdir' => array(
 					'label' => $lng['serversettings']['phpfpm_settings']['configdir'],
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ return array(
 					'type' => 'string',
 					'string_type' => 'confdir',
 					'default' => '/etc/php-fpm.d/',
-					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField',
+					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField'
 					),
 				'system_phpfpm_aliasconfigdir' => array(
 					'label' => $lng['serversettings']['phpfpm_settings']['aliasconfigdir'],
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ return array(
 					'type' => 'string',
 					'string_type' => 'confdir',
 					'default' => '/var/www/php-fpm/',
-					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField',
+					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField'
 					),
 				'system_phpfpm_tmpdir' => array(
 					'label' => $lng['serversettings']['mod_fcgid']['tmpdir'],
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ return array(
 					'type' => 'string',
 					'string_type' => 'dir',
 					'default' => '/var/customers/tmp/',
-					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField',
+					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField'
 					),
 				'system_phpfpm_peardir' => array(
 					'label' => $lng['serversettings']['mod_fcgid']['peardir'],
@@ -108,7 +108,16 @@ return array(
 					'type' => 'string',
 					'string_type' => 'dir',
 					'default' => '/usr/share/php/:/usr/share/php5/',
-					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField',
+					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField'
+					),
+				'system_phpfpm_fastcgi_ipcdir' => array(
+					'label' => $lng['serversettings']['phpfpm_settings']['ipcdir'],
+					'settinggroup' => 'phpfpm',
+					'varname' => 'fastcgi_ipcdir',
+					'type' => 'string',
+					'string_type' => 'dir',
+					'default' => '/var/lib/apache2/fastcgi/',
+					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField'
 					),
 				'system_phpfpm_reload' => array(
 					'label' => $lng['serversettings']['phpfpm_settings']['reload'],
@@ -116,7 +125,7 @@ return array(
 					'varname' => 'reload',
 					'type' => 'string',
 					'default' => '/etc/init.d/php-fpm restart',
-					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField',
+					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField'
 					),
 				'system_phpfpm_pm' => array(
 					'label' => $lng['serversettings']['phpfpm_settings']['pm'],
@@ -126,7 +135,7 @@ return array(
 					'default' => 'static',
 					'option_mode' => 'one',
 					'option_options' => array('static' => 'static', 'dynamic' => 'dynamic', 'ondemand' => 'ondemand'),
-					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField',
+					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField'
 					),
 				'system_phpfpm_max_children' => array(
 					'label' => $lng['serversettings']['phpfpm_settings']['max_children'],
@@ -134,7 +143,7 @@ return array(
 					'varname' => 'max_children',
 					'type' => 'int',
 					'default' => 1,
-					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField',
+					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField'
 					),
 				'system_phpfpm_start_servers' => array(
 					'label' => $lng['serversettings']['phpfpm_settings']['start_servers'],
@@ -142,7 +151,7 @@ return array(
 					'varname' => 'start_servers',
 					'type' => 'int',
 					'default' => 20,
-					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField',
+					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField'
 					),
 				'system_phpfpm_min_spare_servers' => array(
 					'label' => $lng['serversettings']['phpfpm_settings']['min_spare_servers'],
@@ -150,7 +159,7 @@ return array(
 					'varname' => 'min_spare_servers',
 					'type' => 'int',
 					'default' => 5,
-					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField',
+					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField'
 					),
 				'system_phpfpm_max_spare_servers' => array(
 					'label' => $lng['serversettings']['phpfpm_settings']['max_spare_servers'],
@@ -158,7 +167,7 @@ return array(
 					'varname' => 'max_spare_servers',
 					'type' => 'int',
 					'default' => 35,
-					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField',
+					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField'
 					),
 				'system_phpfpm_max_requests' => array(
 					'label' => $lng['serversettings']['phpfpm_settings']['max_requests'],
@@ -166,7 +175,7 @@ return array(
 					'varname' => 'max_requests',
 					'type' => 'int',
 					'default' => 0,
-					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField',
+					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField'
 					),
 				'system_phpfpm_idle_timeout' => array(
 					'label' => $lng['serversettings']['phpfpm_settings']['idle_timeout'],
diff --git a/admin_configfiles.php b/admin_configfiles.php
index dab2e3cf..3da7f611 100644
--- a/admin_configfiles.php
+++ b/admin_configfiles.php
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ if($userinfo['change_serversettings'] == '1')
 			'<BASE_PATH>' => makeCorrectDir(dirname(__FILE__)),
 			'<BIND_CONFIG_PATH>' => makeCorrectDir($settings['system']['bindconf_directory']),
 			'<WEBSERVER_RELOAD_CMD>' => $settings['system']['apachereload_command'],
-			'<CUSTOMER_LOGS>' => makeCorrectDir($settings['system']['logfiles_directory'])
+			'<CUSTOMER_LOGS>' => makeCorrectDir($settings['system']['logfiles_directory']),
+			'<FPM_IPCDIR>' => makeCorrectDir($settings['phpfpm']['fastcgi_ipcdir'])
 		);
 		$files = '';
 		$configpage = '';
diff --git a/install/froxlor.sql b/install/froxlor.sql
index 2d1a56ad..316a42dc 100644
--- a/install/froxlor.sql
+++ b/install/froxlor.sql
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ INSERT INTO `panel_settings` (`settinggroup`, `varname`, `value`) VALUES
 	('phpfpm', 'aliasconfigdir', '/var/www/php-fpm/'),
 	('phpfpm', 'defaultini', '1'),
 	('phpfpm', 'vhost_defaultini', '1'),
+	('phpfpm', 'fastcgi_ipcdir', '/var/lib/apache2/fastcgi/'),
 	('nginx', 'fastcgiparams', '/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params'),
 	('system', 'lastaccountnumber', '0'),
 	('system', 'lastguid', '9999'),
@@ -539,7 +540,7 @@ INSERT INTO `panel_settings` (`settinggroup`, `varname`, `value`) VALUES
 	('panel', 'phpconfigs_hidestdsubdomain', '0'),
 	('panel', 'allow_theme_change_admin', '1'),
 	('panel', 'allow_theme_change_customer', '1'),
-	('panel', 'version', '0.9.31-dev1');
+	('panel', 'version', '0.9.31-dev2');
 
 
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `panel_tasks`;
diff --git a/install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php b/install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php
index 524b72bd..3ed0155a 100644
--- a/install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php
+++ b/install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php
@@ -385,12 +385,14 @@ class FroxlorInstall {
 			$db->query("UPDATE `" . TABLE_PANEL_SETTINGS . "` SET `value` = '/etc/lighttpd/froxlor-htpasswd/' WHERE `settinggroup` = 'system' AND `varname` = 'apacheconf_htpasswddir'");
 			$db->query("UPDATE `" . TABLE_PANEL_SETTINGS . "` SET `value` = '/etc/init.d/lighttpd reload' WHERE `settinggroup` = 'system' AND `varname` = 'apachereload_command'");
 			$db->query("UPDATE `" . TABLE_PANEL_SETTINGS . "` SET `value` = '/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.pem' WHERE `settinggroup` = 'system' AND `varname` = 'ssl_cert_file'");
+			$db->query("UPDATE `" . TABLE_PANEL_SETTINGS . "` SET `value` = '/var/run/lighttpd/' WHERE `settinggroup` = 'phpfpm' AND `varname` = 'fastcgi_ipcdir'");
 		} elseif ($this->_data['webserver'] == "nginx") {
 			$db->query("UPDATE `" . TABLE_PANEL_SETTINGS . "` SET `value` = '/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/' WHERE `settinggroup` = 'system' AND `varname` = 'apacheconf_vhost'");
 			$db->query("UPDATE `" . TABLE_PANEL_SETTINGS . "` SET `value` = '/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/' WHERE `settinggroup` = 'system' AND `varname` = 'apacheconf_diroptions'");
 			$db->query("UPDATE `" . TABLE_PANEL_SETTINGS . "` SET `value` = '/etc/nginx/froxlor-htpasswd/' WHERE `settinggroup` = 'system' AND `varname` = 'apacheconf_htpasswddir'");
 			$db->query("UPDATE `" . TABLE_PANEL_SETTINGS . "` SET `value` = '/etc/init.d/nginx reload' WHERE `settinggroup` = 'system' AND `varname` = 'apachereload_command'");
 			$db->query("UPDATE `" . TABLE_PANEL_SETTINGS . "` SET `value` = '/etc/nginx/nginx.pem' WHERE `settinggroup` = 'system' AND `varname` = 'ssl_cert_file'");
+			$db->query("UPDATE `" . TABLE_PANEL_SETTINGS . "` SET `value` = '/var/run/nginx/' WHERE `settinggroup` = 'phpfpm' AND `varname` = 'fastcgi_ipcdir'");
 		}
 
 		// insert the lastcronrun to be the installation date
@@ -733,7 +735,7 @@ class FroxlorInstall {
 		// check for correct php version
 		$content .= $this->_status_message('begin', $this->_lng['requirements']['phpversion']);
 
-		if (version_compare("5.2.0", PHP_VERSION, ">=")) {
+		if (version_compare("5.3.0", PHP_VERSION, ">=")) {
 			$content .= $this->_status_message('red', $this->_lng['requirements']['notfound'].' ('.PHP_VERSION.')');
 			$_die = true;
 		} else {
diff --git a/install/updates/froxlor/0.9/update_0.9.inc.php b/install/updates/froxlor/0.9/update_0.9.inc.php
index feb5b6f5..5d4bbcde 100644
--- a/install/updates/froxlor/0.9/update_0.9.inc.php
+++ b/install/updates/froxlor/0.9/update_0.9.inc.php
@@ -2423,3 +2423,26 @@ if (isFroxlorVersion('0.9.30')) {
 
 	updateToVersion('0.9.31-dev1');
 }
+
+if (isFroxlorVersion('0.9.31-dev1')) {
+
+	showUpdateStep("Updating from 0.9.31-dev1 to 0.9.31-dev2", true);
+	lastStepStatus(0);
+
+	showUpdateStep("Adding new phpfpm-ipcdir setting");
+	$ins_stmt = Database::prepare("
+		INSERT INTO `".TABLE_PANEL_SETTINGS."` SET `settinggroup` = 'phpfpm', `varname` = 'fastcgi_ipcdir', `value` = :value
+	");
+	$params = array();
+	if ($settings['system']['webserver'] == 'apache2') {
+		$params['value'] = '/var/lib/apache2/fastcgi/';
+	} elseif ($settings['system']['webserver'] == 'lighttpd') {
+		$params['value'] = '/var/run/lighttpd/';
+	} elseif ($settings['system']['webserver'] == 'nginx') {
+		$params['value'] = '/var/run/nginx/';
+	}
+	Database::pexecute($ins_stmt, $params);
+	lastStepStatus(0);
+
+	updateToVersion('0.9.31-dev2');
+}
diff --git a/install/updates/preconfig/0.9/preconfig_0.9.inc.php b/install/updates/preconfig/0.9/preconfig_0.9.inc.php
index 0808bb23..8240a872 100644
--- a/install/updates/preconfig/0.9/preconfig_0.9.inc.php
+++ b/install/updates/preconfig/0.9/preconfig_0.9.inc.php
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ function parseAndOutputPreconfig(&$has_preconfig, &$return, $current_version)
 			$has_preconfig = true;
 			$description  = 'The PHP-FPM implementation for apache2 has changed. Please look for the "<b>fastcgi.conf</b>" (Debian/Ubuntu) or "<b>70_fastcgi.conf</b>" (Gentoo) within /etc/apache2/ and change it as shown below:<br /><br />';
 			$description .= '<pre style="width:500px;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px;">&lt;IfModule mod_fastcgi.c&gt;
-    FastCgiIpcDir /var/run/apache2/
+    FastCgiIpcDir /var/lib/apache2/fastcgi/
     &lt;Location "/fastcgiphp"&gt;
         Order Deny,Allow
         Deny from All
@@ -573,4 +573,15 @@ function parseAndOutputPreconfig(&$has_preconfig, &$return, $current_version)
 			eval("\$return.=\"" . getTemplate("update/preconfigitem") . "\";");
 		}
 	}
+
+	if (versionInUpdate($current_version, '0.9.31-dev2')) {
+		if ($settings['system']['webserver'] == 'apache2'
+				&& $settings['phpfpm']['enabled'] == '1'
+		) {
+			$has_preconfig = true;
+			$description  = 'The FPM socket directory is now a setting in froxlor. Its default is <b>/var/lib/apache2/fastcgi/</b>.<br/>If you are using <b>/var/run/apache2</b> in the "<b>fastcgi.conf</b>" (Debian/Ubuntu) or "<b>70_fastcgi.conf</b>" (Gentoo) please correct this path accordingly<br />';
+			$question = '';
+			eval("\$return.=\"" . getTemplate("update/preconfigitem") . "\";");
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/classes/phpinterface/class.phpinterface_fpm.php b/lib/classes/phpinterface/class.phpinterface_fpm.php
index f3e7b32b..ff01b20c 100644
--- a/lib/classes/phpinterface/class.phpinterface_fpm.php
+++ b/lib/classes/phpinterface/class.phpinterface_fpm.php
@@ -287,7 +287,9 @@ class phpinterface_fpm {
 	 */
 	public function getSocketFile($createifnotexists = true) {
 
-		$socketdir = makeCorrectDir('/var/run/'.$this->_settings['system']['webserver'].'/');
+		// see #1300 why this has changed
+		//$socketdir = makeCorrectDir('/var/run/'.$this->_settings['system']['webserver'].'/');
+		$socketdir = makeCorrectDir($this->_settings['phpfpm']['fastcgi_ipcdir']);
 		$socket = makeCorrectFile($socketdir.'/'.$this->_domain['loginname'].'-'.$this->_domain['domain'].'-php-fpm.socket');
 
 		if (!is_dir($socketdir) && $createifnotexists) {
diff --git a/lib/tables.inc.php b/lib/tables.inc.php
index 46f30f6c..08e108a3 100644
--- a/lib/tables.inc.php
+++ b/lib/tables.inc.php
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ define('PACKAGE_LOCKED', 1);
 define('PACKAGE_ENABLED', 2);
 
 // VERSION INFO
-$version = '0.9.31-dev1';
+$version = '0.9.31-dev2';
 $dbversion = '2';
 $branding = '';
diff --git a/lng/english.lng.php b/lng/english.lng.php
index 8d54f2cc..54d78550 100644
--- a/lng/english.lng.php
+++ b/lng/english.lng.php
@@ -1975,4 +1975,6 @@ $lng['panel']['dashboard'] = "Dashboard";
 $lng['panel']['used'] = "used";
 $lng['panel']['assigned'] = "assigned";
 $lng['panel']['available'] = "available";
-$lng['customer']['services'] = "Services";
\ No newline at end of file
+$lng['customer']['services'] = "Services";
+$lng['serversettings']['phpfpm_settings']['ipcdir']['title'] = 'FastCGI IPC directory';
+$lng['serversettings']['phpfpm_settings']['ipcdir']['description'] = 'The directory where the php-fpm sockets will be stored by the webserver.<br />This directory has to be readable for the webserver';
diff --git a/lng/german.lng.php b/lng/german.lng.php
index cf94632b..5b3e853f 100644
--- a/lng/german.lng.php
+++ b/lng/german.lng.php
@@ -1701,4 +1701,6 @@ $lng['panel']['dashboard'] = "Dashboard";
 $lng['panel']['used'] = "genutzt";
 $lng['panel']['assigned'] = "zugewiesen";
 $lng['panel']['available'] = "verfügbar";
-$lng['customer']['services'] = "Dienste";
\ No newline at end of file
+$lng['customer']['services'] = "Dienste";
+$lng['serversettings']['phpfpm_settings']['ipcdir']['title'] = 'FastCGI IPC Verzeichnis';
+$lng['serversettings']['phpfpm_settings']['ipcdir']['description'] = 'In dieses Verzeichnis werden die php-fpm Sockets vom Webserver abgelegt.<br />Das Verzeichnis muss für den Webserver lesbar sein.';
diff --git a/templates/misc/configfiles/debian_squeeze/apache2/etc_apache2_mods-enabled_fastcgi.conf b/templates/misc/configfiles/debian_squeeze/apache2/etc_apache2_mods-enabled_fastcgi.conf
index 1b226af8..db1a4557 100644
--- a/templates/misc/configfiles/debian_squeeze/apache2/etc_apache2_mods-enabled_fastcgi.conf
+++ b/templates/misc/configfiles/debian_squeeze/apache2/etc_apache2_mods-enabled_fastcgi.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <IfModule mod_fastcgi.c>
-    FastCgiIpcDir /var/run/apache2/
+    FastCgiIpcDir <FPM_IPCDIR>
 
     <Location "/fastcgiphp">
         Order Deny,Allow
diff --git a/templates/misc/configfiles/debian_wheezy/apache2/etc_apache2_mods-enabled_fastcgi.conf b/templates/misc/configfiles/debian_wheezy/apache2/etc_apache2_mods-enabled_fastcgi.conf
index 1b226af8..db1a4557 100644
--- a/templates/misc/configfiles/debian_wheezy/apache2/etc_apache2_mods-enabled_fastcgi.conf
+++ b/templates/misc/configfiles/debian_wheezy/apache2/etc_apache2_mods-enabled_fastcgi.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <IfModule mod_fastcgi.c>
-    FastCgiIpcDir /var/run/apache2/
+    FastCgiIpcDir <FPM_IPCDIR>
 
     <Location "/fastcgiphp">
         Order Deny,Allow
diff --git a/templates/misc/configfiles/gentoo/apache2/etc_apache2_modules.d_70_fastcgi.conf b/templates/misc/configfiles/gentoo/apache2/etc_apache2_modules.d_70_fastcgi.conf
index 1b226af8..db1a4557 100644
--- a/templates/misc/configfiles/gentoo/apache2/etc_apache2_modules.d_70_fastcgi.conf
+++ b/templates/misc/configfiles/gentoo/apache2/etc_apache2_modules.d_70_fastcgi.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <IfModule mod_fastcgi.c>
-    FastCgiIpcDir /var/run/apache2/
+    FastCgiIpcDir <FPM_IPCDIR>
 
     <Location "/fastcgiphp">
         Order Deny,Allow
diff --git a/templates/misc/configfiles/ubuntu_lucid/apache2/etc_apache2_mods-enabled_fastcgi.conf b/templates/misc/configfiles/ubuntu_lucid/apache2/etc_apache2_mods-enabled_fastcgi.conf
index 1b226af8..db1a4557 100644
--- a/templates/misc/configfiles/ubuntu_lucid/apache2/etc_apache2_mods-enabled_fastcgi.conf
+++ b/templates/misc/configfiles/ubuntu_lucid/apache2/etc_apache2_mods-enabled_fastcgi.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <IfModule mod_fastcgi.c>
-    FastCgiIpcDir /var/run/apache2/
+    FastCgiIpcDir <FPM_IPCDIR>
 
     <Location "/fastcgiphp">
         Order Deny,Allow
diff --git a/templates/misc/configfiles/ubuntu_precise/apache2/etc_apache2_mods-enabled_fastcgi.conf b/templates/misc/configfiles/ubuntu_precise/apache2/etc_apache2_mods-enabled_fastcgi.conf
index 1b226af8..db1a4557 100644
--- a/templates/misc/configfiles/ubuntu_precise/apache2/etc_apache2_mods-enabled_fastcgi.conf
+++ b/templates/misc/configfiles/ubuntu_precise/apache2/etc_apache2_mods-enabled_fastcgi.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <IfModule mod_fastcgi.c>
-    FastCgiIpcDir /var/run/apache2/
+    FastCgiIpcDir <FPM_IPCDIR>
 
     <Location "/fastcgiphp">
         Order Deny,Allow