Works On

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Debian 9 (Stretch)

Same on:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Other versions:

Debian 10 (Buster) Debian 11 (Bullseye) Debian 12 (Bookworm) Debian 13 (Trixie) Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Details

Size: 13 lines
MD5: 678c2236edfebe41de06c26fb378e9a0
SHA256: 973ee254513b609fd9ec80572befa147d841a6fed622bdd5656037811f15bc5d

/etc/nginx/snippets/fastcgi-php.conf

# regex to split $uri to $fastcgi_script_name and $fastcgi_path
fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;

# Check that the PHP script exists before passing it
try_files $fastcgi_script_name =404;

# Bypass the fact that try_files resets $fastcgi_path_info
# see: http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/ticket/321
set $path_info $fastcgi_path_info;
fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $path_info;

fastcgi_index index.php;
include fastcgi.conf;

Copy & Paste

curl:

curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/678c2236edfebe41de06c26fb378e9a0?hint=fastcgi-php.conf

wget:

wget -O fastcgi-php.conf https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/678c2236edfebe41de06c26fb378e9a0?hint=fastcgi-php.conf

For AI Agents

<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/678c2236edfebe41de06c26fb378e9a0?hint=fastcgi-php.conf' /><config><app>NGINX</app><os>Debian 9 (Stretch)</os><location>/etc/nginx/snippets/fastcgi-php.conf</location><lines>13</lines><md5>678c2236edfebe41de06c26fb378e9a0</md5><sha256>973ee254513b609fd9ec80572befa147d841a6fed622bdd5656037811f15bc5d</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/snippets/fastcgi-php.conf

FAQ

When should I use this fastcgi-php.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/snippets/fastcgi-php.conf, replace it, then reload or restart NGINX.

Is fastcgi-php.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/snippets/fastcgi-php.conf