diff --git a/templates/_helpers.tpl b/templates/_helpers.tpl
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+{{- define "phpfpm.name" -}}
+{{- .Chart.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{- define "phpfpm.fullname" -}}
+{{- if .Release.Name -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name (include "phpfpm.name" .) | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
+{{- else -}}
+{{- include "phpfpm.name" . -}}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{- define "phpfpm.labels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "phpfpm.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{- define "phpfpm.selectorLabels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "phpfpm.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end }}