# Location ~ \\.php$ does not work with proxy\_pass breaks pretty permalinks **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [December 2, 2009, 9:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-php-does-not-work-with-proxy-pass-breaks-pretty-permalinks/179698 "2009-12-02T09:29:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nerdgrind](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@nerdgrind](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nerdgrind)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 9:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-php-does-not-work-with-proxy-pass-breaks-pretty-permalinks/179698/1 "2009-12-02T09:29:51Z")
I am using Nginx as a frontend server to server only static files, and apache as the backend server to serve only php file. I saw a configuration for proxy\_pass that would allow me to be 100% sure I was only serving php files by using the expression~ .php$. I saw this from a reply from Igor in [Reverse Proxy with caching](http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,13955) I am currently using: server … location / { proxy\_pass [http://127.0.0.1:8008](http://127.0.0.1:8008); location ~ .(html|htm|xml|css|jpg|jpeg|gif|png|ico|css|zip|tgz|gz|rar|bz2|doc|xls|exe|pdf|ppt|txt|tar|mid|midi|wav|bmp|rtf|js)$ { root /var/www/mydomain; index index.php index.html index.htm; In the static location I can isolate what is served by Nginx to just the files listed, but in the proxy\_pass location I can only use “/” so I can’t be sure only php files are served by apache. I would like to use the following: location ~ .php$ { proxy\_pass [http://127.0.0.1:8008](http://127.0.0.1:8008); This works with fast\_cgi, but not with proxy\_pass. When I do use ~ .php$ I can only see the homepage, but not the post pages, page2, or anything but the home page. I am using Wordpress with pretty permalinks. I also use WP Super Cache. How do I know I am only serving php files with Apache? Is there an expression I can use to force the location for proxy\_pass to only serve php files without breaking my pretty permalinks? Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[location ~ \\.php$ does not work with proxy\_pass breaks pretty permalinks](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,27301,27301#msg-27301)** > > I am using Nginx as a frontend server to server only static files, and apache as the backend server to serve only php file. I saw a configuration for proxy\_pass that would allow me to be 100% sure I was only serving php files by using the expression~... ---
**Author:** ![nerdgrind](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@nerdgrind](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nerdgrind)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-php-does-not-work-with-proxy-pass-breaks-pretty-permalinks/179698/2 "2009-12-03T05:06:19Z")
My question was answered in this other thread: > **[Location container read order](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,27566)** > > I have one "location" container that servers static content: location ~ \\.(html|htm|xml|css|jpg|jpeg|gif|png|ico|css|zip|tgz|gz|rar|bz2|doc|xls|exe|pdf|ppt|txt|tar|mid|midi|wav|bmp|rtf|js)$ and another "location" container that... Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: location ~ \\.php$ does not work with proxy\_pass breaks pretty permalinks](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,27301,27583#msg-27583)** > > I am using Nginx as a frontend server to server only static files, and apache as the backend server to serve only php file. I saw a configuration for proxy\_pass that would allow me to be 100% sure I was only serving php files by using the expression~... ---
**Author:** ![nerdgrind](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@nerdgrind](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nerdgrind)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 9:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-php-does-not-work-with-proxy-pass-breaks-pretty-permalinks/179698/3 "2009-12-03T09:58:19Z")
Here is an example: > **[Nerd Grind](https://www.nerdgrind.com)** > > NerdGrind is your one-stop-shop for all things Mac. As a Mac user myself, I publish news, honest reviews, and buying guides for my readers. The homepage loads normally at the address [http://www.nerdgrind.com/](http://www.nerdgrind.com/), but anything else, for example [Nerd Grind](http://www.nerdgrind.com/page/2/) or single article pages like the example above, won’t load at all. All the best, Todd Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: location ~ \\.php$ does not work with proxy\_pass breaks pretty permalinks](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,27301,27445#msg-27445)** > > I am using Nginx as a frontend server to server only static files, and apache as the backend server to serve only php file. I saw a configuration for proxy\_pass that would allow me to be 100% sure I was only serving php files by using the expression~... ---
**Author:** ![nerdgrind](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@nerdgrind](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nerdgrind)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-php-does-not-work-with-proxy-pass-breaks-pretty-permalinks/179698/4 "2009-12-03T16:13:30Z")
I tried to use ~ .php$ again today to only serve php pages with the backend with proxy\_pass but I got this error: 404 Not Found Todd Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: location ~ \\.php$ does not work with proxy\_pass breaks pretty permalinks](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,27301,27534#msg-27534)** > > I am using Nginx as a frontend server to server only static files, and apache as the backend server to serve only php file. I saw a configuration for proxy\_pass that would allow me to be 100% sure I was only serving php files by using the expression~... ---
**Author:** ![nerdgrind](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@nerdgrind](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nerdgrind)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-php-does-not-work-with-proxy-pass-breaks-pretty-permalinks/179698/5 "2009-12-19T15:25:27Z")
X-Subject: Re: location ~ .php$ does not work with proxy\_pass breaks pretty permalinks On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 03:24:31AM -0500, nerdgrind wrote: > ``` > root /var/www/mydomain; > > ``` > > How do I know I am only serving php files with Apache? Is there an expression I can use to force the location for proxy\_pass to only serve php files without breaking my pretty permalinks? How do these pretty permalink URLs look ? – Igor S. > **[Igor Sysoev](http://sysoev.ru/en/)**