Wordpress on AppService (Nginx and Linux)

Question

Hello,

Two questions:

1. I am using wordpress on Azure appservice. Can you please advise where are the following files located on the host machine when I ssh from Azure portal into the host:

nginx.conf,

log files,

access logs,

location of the wordpress site content

2. If I were to make entires into nginx.conf to write additional rewrite rules and more configurations what is the best way to do it. Can you please share step by step instructions.

thanks

Answer 1

Hello,

#1 Please see:

Updating NGINX default configurations on Azure App services Managed WordPress

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/updating-nginx-default-configurations-on-azure-app-services/ba-p/3710146

The logs are located in (replace slash with / as this editor won't let me post):

/var slash log slash nginx

The access logs are located in:

/var slash log slash nginx slash access

#2 Please see:

NGINX Rewrite Rules for Azure App Service Linux PHP 8.x

https://azureossd.github.io/2021/09/02/php-8-rewrite-rule/

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