Struggling with nginx re-write rules & custom environment variables

samwise

Trying this out after having drama's with Valet & the need to try out different versions of PHP.

1) Custom variables

I am trying to set this env var:

fastcgi_param ENVIRONMENT local;

I have tried to set a custom override config in
/Users/username/Documents/Indigo/my first stack.indigostack/nginx_A4E8/conf/conf.d/custom_domain.localhost.conf

Using /Users/username/.indigo/stacks/930F8C/nginx_A4E8/conf/sites-enabled/custom_domain.localhost.conf as the original file, I update the location block

location ~ \.php {
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
        **fastcgi_param ENVIRONMENT local;**
        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:50000;
        # fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php7-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
        fastcgi_buffers 16 16k;
        fastcgi_buffer_size 32k;
    }

This generates the correct .conf file, but then the port is always incorrect. I tried locking the ports, but that last one is always changing on restart ( then I get a 502 Bad Gateway).
I tried using fastcgi_pass {{php_server}}; to get a dynamic port, but no dice.

2) Add Custom re-write rules

Similar to above, how do I add custom re-write rules to the output nginx config sites-enabled/custom_domain.localhost.config from my indigostack bundle overrides ?

I feel like I should be editing /Users/username/.indigo/stacks/system-stack/nginx_reverse_proxy/templates/generic.php.conf

Any help would be appreciated,

Cheers.

Update

Managed to get it working by editing /Users/username/Documents/Indigo/my first stack.indigostack/nginx_A4E8/templates/generic.php.conf.

However, I feel this might be the incorrect way, as it effects all of the nginx site .conf within sites-enabled rather than a specific site/domain within that project

Indigo

Hi, and thanks for trying out Indigo 🙂

Regarding item 1: "Custom variables"...

Looks like you got very close! You provided a custom config at

/Users/username/Documents/Indigo/my first stack.indigostack/nginx_A4E8/conf/conf.d/custom_domain.localhost.conf.

When the stack is started, Indigo will clone that file to

/Users/username/.indigo/stacks/930F8C/nginx_A4E8/conf/conf.d/custom_domain.localhost.conf.

This is not quite the correct path — instead of conf/conf.d you want to be overriding the config at conf/sites-enabled. In your case the file in question is compiled by Indigo to:

/Users/username/.indigo/stacks/930F8C/nginx_A4E8/conf/sites-enabled/custom_domain.localhost.conf,

so the override source file will need to be at:

/Users/username/Documents/Indigo/my first stack.indigostack/nginx_A4E8/conf/sites-enabled/custom_domain.localhost.conf.

In the custom override file, your location block will look like:

    location ~ \.php {
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param ENVIRONMENT local;
        fastcgi_pass {{php_server}};
        # fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php7-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
        fastcgi_buffers 16 16k;
        fastcgi_buffer_size 32k;
    }

Regarding your updated comment above, you're right 🙂 Overriding templates/generic.php.conf will affect every nginx site you define in that stack. This may actually be a good choice in your circumstance? It simply depends on whether you would like the fastcgi_param ENVIRONMENT local config in every site, or just one specifically.

Regarding item 2: "Add Custom re-write rules"...

As with item 1, the file that needs this config is at:

/Users/username/.indigo/stacks/930F8C/nginx_A4E8/conf/sites-enabled/custom_domain.localhost.conf.

This can be overridden by a file at:

/Users/username/Documents/Indigo/my first stack.indigostack/nginx_A4E8/conf/sites-enabled/custom_domain.localhost.conf.

I assume you were following the Advanced Configuration documentation. Can you suggest anything I could improve there as it feels like the docs have let you down a little in this case.

Let us know how you get on!