diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a4bd9b0d..77e1c01d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ This file is used to list changes made in each version of the nagios cookbook.
 
 Standardise files with files in sous-chefs/repo-management
 
+- Add support for el9 based systems
+- Centos stream 8 is EOL, switched to Centos stream 9
+
 ## 12.0.0 - *2024-07-02*
 
 - Standardise files with files in sous-chefs/repo-management
diff --git a/kitchen.yml b/kitchen.yml
index 005055b6..3ab0f12a 100644
--- a/kitchen.yml
+++ b/kitchen.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ verifier:
 
 platforms:
   - name: almalinux-8
-  - name: centos-stream-8
+  - name: almalinux-9
+  - name: centos-stream-9
   - name: debian-11
   - name: debian-12
+  - name: fedora-latest
   - name: rockylinux-8
+  - name: rockylinux-9
   - name: ubuntu-20.04
   - name: ubuntu-22.04
   - name: ubuntu-24.04
diff --git a/recipes/apache.rb b/recipes/apache.rb
index 951d0101..667a04b7 100644
--- a/recipes/apache.rb
+++ b/recipes/apache.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,21 @@
 
 apache2_module 'cgi'
 apache2_module 'rewrite'
-apache2_mod_php 'nagios'
+if apache_mod_php_supported?
+  apache2_mod_php 'nagios'
+  apache_php_handler = 'application/x-httpd-php'
+else
+  apache2_module 'proxy'
+  apache2_module 'proxy_fcgi'
+  apache2_mod_proxy 'proxy'
+  php_fpm_pool 'nagios' do
+    user default_apache_user
+    group default_apache_group
+    listen_user default_apache_user
+    listen_group default_apache_group
+  end
+  apache_php_handler = "proxy:unix:#{php_fpm_socket}|fcgi://localhost"
+end
 
 apache2_module 'ssl' if node['nagios']['enable_ssl']
 
@@ -44,11 +58,10 @@
     https: node['nagios']['enable_ssl'],
     ssl_cert_file: node['nagios']['ssl_cert_file'],
     ssl_cert_key: node['nagios']['ssl_cert_key'],
-    apache_log_dir: default_log_dir
+    apache_log_dir: default_log_dir,
+    apache_php_handler: apache_php_handler
   )
-  if File.symlink?("#{apache_dir}/sites-enabled/#{node['nagios']['server']['vname']}.conf")
-    notifies :restart, 'apache2_service[nagios]'
-  end
+  notifies :restart, 'apache2_service[nagios]' if File.symlink?("#{apache_dir}/sites-enabled/#{node['nagios']['server']['vname']}.conf")
 end
 
 file "#{apache_dir}/conf.d/#{node['nagios']['server']['vname']}.conf" do
@@ -89,7 +102,10 @@
   subscribes :restart, 'apache2_install[nagios]'
   subscribes :reload, 'apache2_module[cgi]'
   subscribes :reload, 'apache2_module[rewrite]'
-  subscribes :reload, 'apache2_mod_php[nagios]'
+  subscribes :reload, 'apache2_mod_php[nagios]' if apache_mod_php_supported?
+  subscribes :reload, 'apache2_module[proxy]' unless apache_mod_php_supported?
+  subscribes :reload, 'apache2_module[proxy_fcgi]' unless apache_mod_php_supported?
+  subscribes :reload, 'apache2_mod_proxy[proxy]' unless apache_mod_php_supported?
   subscribes :reload, 'apache2_module[ssl]' if node['nagios']['enable_ssl']
 end
 
diff --git a/templates/apache2.conf.erb b/templates/apache2.conf.erb
index 79e002d7..6970ad2f 100644
--- a/templates/apache2.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/apache2.conf.erb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   </Directory>
 
   <FilesMatch ".+\.ph(p[345]?|t|tml)$">
-     SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
+     SetHandler "<%= @apache_php_handler %>"
   </FilesMatch>
 
 <% if @https -%>