Linux based (nginx) php web app url rewrite not working

Question

I can rewrite URLs on windows based web apps by placing a web.config file like this in the /site/wwwroot dir

<configuration>  
    <system.webServer>  
        <rewrite>  
            <rules>  
                <rule name="rule1" stopProcessing="true">  
                    <match url="123.html"/>  
                    <action type="Rewrite" url="abc.php"  appendQueryString="true" />  
                </rule>  
            </rules>  
        </rewrite>  
    </system.webServer>  
</configuration>  
 

However when I create a linux based wed app like this:

the web.config file is ignored. I have also tried a .htaccess file with no success but I not surprised because web app is running on top of nginx

The question is: **How do I setup URL rewrites for linux based (nginx) web app ??? **

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hi @Marianne Wurlitzer ,

To answer your question:

How do I setup URL rewrites for linux based (nginx) web app ???

...please have a look at https://www.nginx.com/blog/converting-apache-to-nginx-rewrite-rules/. I did want to call out a couple of things though. PHP|8 images do utilize nginx/php-fpm in which case you won't be able to use .htaccess; however, PHP|7.4 still utilizes Apache for the underlying webserver, in which case using a .htaccess file would apply. Just make sure your .htaccess is in the root directory of your app.

I did confirm this after creating a new app service with PHP|7.4 and checked the running processes through SSH.

Answer 2

inginx 404 Not Found nginx/1.14.2 error on our admin panel in PHP 8 codeigneter
Hello Friends,
We have a Dynamic website with admin panel hosted in webapp with php 8 and mysql. My website front end is up and running, but the admin panel is not opening. Getting inginx 404 Not Found nginx/1.14.2 error.

we have tried below steps almost 20 times, raised tickets , but still no luck. Please help.

Step 1: Use the SSH

Navigate to your App Service via the Azure Portal. Under the Development Tools section, select SSH then Go -->

Step 2: Modifying the default site config:

    You will want to make a copy of the existing configuration and place the file inside the "/home/site" directory.  
       cp /etc/nginx/sites-available/default  /home/site/default  

Step 3: Update default file:

    Once copied, edit the /home/site/default file and update the section below:  

server {  

        # Section Excluded  

    location /Adminsandy90637359547416415345/ {  
             index  index.php index.html index.htm hostingstart.html;  
            try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;  
       }  

        location / {  
             index  index.php index.html index.htm hostingstart.html;  
            try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;  
       }  
      # Section Excluded  
   }  

Step 4: Creating the custom "startup" script

     You will now need to create a custom startup script and save the file as /home/site/startup.sh  

Step 5: Overriding the existing /etc/nginx/sites-available/default file with the /home/site/default file. And then Reloading the NGINX service to make the updates take effect.

!/bin/bash

cp /home/site/default /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
service nginx reload

Step 6: Updating the application settings

Navigate back to your App Service via the Azure Portal. Under the "Settings" section, select "Configuration".
Go over to the "General Settings" section of the Configuration blade.
For the "Startup Command" enter the following: /home/site/startup.sh