# Sample nginx configuration file for phpBB. # Global settings have been removed, copy them # from your system's nginx.conf. # Tested with nginx 0.8.35. http { # Compression - requires gzip and gzip static modules. gzip on; gzip_static on; gzip_vary on; gzip_http_version 1.1; gzip_min_length 700; gzip_comp_level 6; gzip_disable "MSIE [1-6]\."; # Catch-all server for requests to invalid hosts. # Also catches vulnerability scanners probing IP addresses. # Should be first. server { listen 80; server_name bogus; return 444; root /var/empty; } # If you have domains with and without www prefix, # redirect one to the other. server { listen 80; server_name myforums.com; rewrite ^(.*)$ http://www.myforums.com$1 permanent; } # The actual board domain. server { listen 80; server_name www.myforums.com; root /path/to/phpbb; location / { # phpbb uses index.htm index index.php index.html index.htm; } # Deny access to internal phpbb files. location ~ /(config\.php|common\.php|includes|cache|files|store|images/avatars/upload) { deny all; } # Pass the php scripts to fastcgi server specified in upstream declaration. location ~ \.php$ { fastcgi_pass php; # Necessary for php. fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name; # Unmodified fastcgi_params from nginx distribution. include fastcgi_params; } # Deny access to version control system directories. location ~ /\.svn|/\.git { deny all; } } # If running php as fastcgi, specify php upstream. upstream php { server unix:/tmp/php.sock; } }