Installing nginx on Mac OSX

Install MacPorts: See InstallingMacPorts, then:

$ sudo port install nginx +ssl

Root folder is treated as /opt/local so configuration files are under /opt/local/etc/nginx, with the default website under /opt/local/share/nginx/html.

Set nginx to start during boot

$ sudo port load nginx

$ sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.nginx.plist

Disable nginx automatic startup at boot

$ sudo port unload nginx

$ sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.nginx.plist

Reload Configuration

$ sudo nginx -s reload

Installing PHP

These instructions relate to installing PHP version 7.3.13 on macOS 10.15.3 (Catalina) using MacPorts

Install the php and php-fpm packages:
```
$ sudo port install php73 php73-fpm
```

Enable the Unix Socket in `php-fpm.conf'

$ cd /opt/local/etc/php73/
$ cp php-fpm.conf.default php-fpm.conf

Edit php-fpm.conf and uncomment the following line by removing the semi-colon prefix:
```
pid = run/php73/php-fpm.pid
```

Create a configuration section in /opt/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

E.g.

http {
    # ... other configuration directives ...


    server {
        listen 80 default_server;
        listen [::]:80 default_server;


        root share/nginx/html;


        index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html index.php;


        server_name _;


        location / {
            # First attempt to serve request as file, then
            # as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
            try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
        }


        # pass PHP scripts to FastCGI server
        #
        location ~ \.php$ {
            fastcgi_index index.php;
            include fastcgi.conf;


            fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+?\.php)(/.*)$;


            # Check that the PHP script exists before passing it
            try_files $fastcgi_script_name =404;


            # Bypass the fact that try_files resets 
            # see: http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/ticket/321
            set $path_info $fastcgi_path_info;
            fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $path_info;


            # With php-fpm (or other unix sockets):
            fastcgi_pass unix:/opt/local/var/run/php73/php7.3-fpm.sock;
        #    # With php-cgi (or other tcp sockets):
        #    fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
        }
    }


}

Start the server with:
```
$ sudo port load nginx php73-fpm
```
Stop the server with:
```
$ sudo port unload nginx php73-fpm
```
See VikiHosting for some instructions on creating a PHP test page.

See Also:

-- Frank Dean - 14 Feb 2020

-- Frank Dean - 10 Mar 2017

Related Topics NginxTips, InstallingMacPorts, MacOSXTips, VikiHosting