Converting .htaccess to nginx (mod_rewrite)

Question

I've got the following .htaccess file for my apache:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
  Options +FollowSymlinks    
# Options +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
  RewriteEngine On
  RewriteBase /
  RewriteRule ^$          index.php       [L]
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}         !-f
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}         !-d
  RewriteRule (.*)        index.php?page=$1  [QSA,L]
</IfModule>

Suddenly I had to change my webserver to nginx and I don't know why, but the mod rewrite is not working.

I used an online 'converter' to convert it, so I've got the following:

location / {
  rewrite ^/$ /         index.php       break;
  if ($request_filename ~         !-f){
    rewrite ^(.*)$ /       index.php?page=$1   break;
  }
}

Could you help me what's wrong?

Thanks in advance, Marcell

What idiot closed this? Updating mod rewrite rules when moving from Apache not nginx is necessary for the majority of sites. — S..
– S.., Commented Mar 16, 2014 at 10:14

T.Todua · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-30 17:03:51Z

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http://web.archive.org/web/20180812021847/https://blog.martinfjordvald.com/2011/02/nginx-primer-2-from-apache-to-nginx/

Everything is inside. No more .htaccess, no more complex rules use try_files.

EDIT: And if it is not obvious, do not trust online converters.

edited Jan 30, 2020 at 17:03

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answered Feb 19, 2013 at 21:14

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Flavio Troia · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-25 10:02:05Z

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$ sudo vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/default

  location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }

to

location / {
    try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}

answered Sep 25, 2017 at 10:02

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