Hey everyone, I'm running into an issue with my PHP API setup on NGINX. I've created an API that works perfectly fine locally using the built-in PHP server (php -S), but when I deploy it with NGINX, I keep getting a 'File not found' error on every route I try to access. I've tried tweaking the try_files directive in my NGINX configuration to options like `$uri $uri / /api/index.php?$query_string` and `$uri $uri / /index.php?$query_string`, but the error isn't going away. Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
3 Answers
Give this configuration a shot:
```nginx
server {
server_name yourdomain.com;
root /var/www/yourproject;
index index.php;
location /api {
try_files $uri /api/index.php$is_args$args;
}
location ~ .php$ {
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php8.2-fpm.sock; # make sure to adjust version/socket
}
}
```
Make sure to tweak it according to your setup!
When you see 'File not found', it often means NGINX isn't forwarding the request to PHP-FPM correctly. Double-check that your fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME points to the correct path for /api/index.php. If you want, I can help you troubleshoot your full config.
Here's my full config: [https://imgur.com/a/wFSbV0U](https://imgur.com/a/wFSbV0U). The HTTP port is matching this as well.
It sounds like you're having a tough time! Could you share your entire NGINX config? That would give us more context and help identify any potential misconfigurations.
I would share it, but I'm using the recovery console on Digital Ocean and can't copy from nano.
Check this link for a screenshot of my config: [https://imgur.com/a/wFSbV0U](https://imgur.com/a/wFSbV0U)
Unfortunately, I'm still getting 'file not found'. When I try accessing site.com/api, it doesn't work.