When should I use this fastcgi_params?
Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current NGINX config.
NGINX /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params
Original
📋 Debian 12 (Bookworm)
26 lines
Works On
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Debian 12 (Bookworm)
Same on:
Debian 11 (Bullseye)
Debian 13 (Trixie)
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)
Other versions:
Details
- Size
- 26 lines
- MD5
- ed054bf064ade22488fcccc49174327d
- SHA256
- 4e0945432e68d9d7cac62356766fbea8652790c15a7332a42af1a78877225c32
/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params
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 REMOTE_USER $remote_user; 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/ed054bf064ade22488fcccc49174327d?hint=fastcgi_params
wget:
wget -O fastcgi_params https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/ed054bf064ade22488fcccc49174327d?hint=fastcgi_params
For AI Agents
<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/ed054bf064ade22488fcccc49174327d?hint=fastcgi_params' /><config><app>NGINX</app><os>Debian 12 (Bookworm)</os><location>/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params</location><lines>26</lines><md5>ed054bf064ade22488fcccc49174327d</md5><sha256>4e0945432e68d9d7cac62356766fbea8652790c15a7332a42af1a78877225c32</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
FAQ
How do I restore NGINX defaults?
Download the file, back up the current one in /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params, replace it, then reload or restart NGINX.
Is fastcgi_params safe for production?
It is the vendor default for Debian 12 (Bookworm). 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 12 (Bookworm).
Can I use this for NGINX troubleshooting?
Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.
