VPS running nginx - using extensions

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Frederik10k
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VPS running nginx - using extensions

Post by Frederik10k »

Hei there!

I just installed a fresh phpBB 3.1.3. Now I want to install a few extensions. But whenever i try to open the extensionpage like www.mydomain.com/app.php/subway-options-panel I get a 404 Not Found.

I there a config of nginx which I have to fix?
rxu
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Re: VPS running nginx - using extensions

Post by rxu »

I'm not an expert on this, but you need to put the rewrite rule to nginx config file like that

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try_files $uri $uri/ /app.php?$query_string;
I'm not sure where do you have the config file and thus where you'd be putting this line, this could be either the server block or location which is related to your phpBB board (the latter is preferred I assume).
Last edited by rxu on Fri Feb 06, 2015 4:38 am, edited 1 time in total.
Frederik10k
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Re: VPS running nginx - using extensions

Post by Frederik10k »

Works like a charm. :)


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location /app.php {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /app.php?$query_string;
}
Shamalamadindong
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Re: VPS running nginx - using extensions

Post by Shamalamadindong »

Apologies for bringing up an old topic.

Does this solution still work?

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2016/12/23 23:02:27 [error] 169#169: *59 open() "/usr/share/nginx/html/forum/app.php/ajaxshoutbox/post" failed (20: Not a directory), client: myip, server: localhost, request: "POST /forum/app.php/ajaxshoutbox/post HTTP/1.1", host: "www.myforum", referrer: "http://www.myforum/forum/index.php?sid=a711f9003f9dcb9988be5de76c97466c"
2016/12/23 23:11:11 [error] 169#169: *60 open() "/usr/share/nginx/html/forum/app.php/ajaxshoutbox/post" failed (20: Not a directory), client: myip, server: localhost, request: "POST /forum/app.php/ajaxshoutbox/post HTTP/1.1", host: "www.myforum", referrer: "http://www.myforum/forum/index.php?sid=a711f9003f9dcb9988be5de76c97466c"
Shamalamadindong
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Re: VPS running nginx - using extensions

Post by Shamalamadindong »

For any people in the future finding this,

I spent 3 hours trying to fix this before i realized my mistake...


location /app.php {
try_files $uri $uri/ /forum/app.php?$query_string;
}

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