server { listen 80; server_name localhost; root /var/www/html/public; index index.php index.html; location / { try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string; } location ~ \.php$ { fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000; fastcgi_index index.php; fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name; include fastcgi_params; } # Deny access to . files location ~ /\. { deny all; } # Deny access to sensitive folders explicitly if root wasn't public (safety net) location ~ ^/(app|docker|docs|routes|src|temp_debug)/ { deny all; } }