Works On

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Debian 9 (Stretch)

Same on:

Alpine Linux v3.21 CentOS Stream 9 Debian 10 (Buster) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (Ootpa) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (Plow) Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Other versions:

Debian 11 (Bullseye) Debian 12 (Bookworm) Debian 13 (Trixie) Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Details

Size: 26 lines
MD5: 178a634a52a0777a4cf6f3a394fd2b53
SHA256: b2c3d480a58f61f3a7dc61850b461e892e36f236317765a4f2f6d558c928fa57

/etc/nginx/fastcgi.conf

fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_FILENAME    $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param  QUERY_STRING       $query_string;
fastcgi_param  REQUEST_METHOD     $request_method;
fastcgi_param  CONTENT_TYPE       $content_type;
fastcgi_param  CONTENT_LENGTH     $content_length;

fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_NAME        $fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param  REQUEST_URI        $request_uri;
fastcgi_param  DOCUMENT_URI       $document_uri;
fastcgi_param  DOCUMENT_ROOT      $document_root;
fastcgi_param  SERVER_PROTOCOL    $server_protocol;
fastcgi_param  REQUEST_SCHEME     $scheme;
fastcgi_param  HTTPS              $https if_not_empty;

fastcgi_param  GATEWAY_INTERFACE  CGI/1.1;
fastcgi_param  SERVER_SOFTWARE    nginx/$nginx_version;

fastcgi_param  REMOTE_ADDR        $remote_addr;
fastcgi_param  REMOTE_PORT        $remote_port;
fastcgi_param  SERVER_ADDR        $server_addr;
fastcgi_param  SERVER_PORT        $server_port;
fastcgi_param  SERVER_NAME        $server_name;

# PHP only, required if PHP was built with --enable-force-cgi-redirect
fastcgi_param  REDIRECT_STATUS    200;

Copy & Paste

curl:

curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/178a634a52a0777a4cf6f3a394fd2b53?hint=fastcgi.conf

wget:

wget -O fastcgi.conf https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/178a634a52a0777a4cf6f3a394fd2b53?hint=fastcgi.conf

For AI Agents

<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/178a634a52a0777a4cf6f3a394fd2b53?hint=fastcgi.conf' /><config><app>NGINX</app><os>Debian 9 (Stretch)</os><location>/etc/nginx/fastcgi.conf</location><lines>26</lines><md5>178a634a52a0777a4cf6f3a394fd2b53</md5><sha256>b2c3d480a58f61f3a7dc61850b461e892e36f236317765a4f2f6d558c928fa57</sha256></config></prompt>

Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI assistant.

Install NGINX

Alpine Linux

sudo apk add nginx

Debian

sudo apt update && sudo apt install nginx

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

sudo yum install nginx

Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt install nginx

File Location

File Path

/etc/nginx/fastcgi.conf

FAQ

When should I use this fastcgi.conf?

Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current NGINX config.

How do I restore NGINX defaults?

Download the file, back up the current one in /etc/nginx/fastcgi.conf, replace it, then reload or restart NGINX.

Is fastcgi.conf safe for production?

It is the vendor default for Debian 9 (Stretch). Treat it as a baseline and review security and performance settings before production use.

How does this differ from other OS versions?

Defaults vary by distro and version. This copy matches Debian 9 (Stretch).

Can I use this for NGINX troubleshooting?

Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.

NGINX /etc/nginx/fastcgi.conf