NGINX virtual/alias directory to run a store - magento

Question

Hi I have a magento store at mysite.com
Now I want to setup a url that will run my german website at mysite.com/german
Using the same install. I already have a half working config, but my issue is that beyond the homepage all magento URLs 404. Here is my current config.
server {
listen 80;
server_name mysite.com www.mysite.com;
####
#
# BELOW THIS LINE IS MY ATTEMPT TO GET mysite.com/german to run from the same directory as mysite.com
#
####
location ~ /german(.*)\.php($|/) {
fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME /usr/share/nginx/www$1.php;
fastcgi_param MAGE_RUN_CODE german;
fastcgi_param MAGE_RUN_TYPE website;
}
location ~ /german(.*) {
index index.htm index.php;
autoindex off;
alias /usr/share/nginx/www$1;
}
location ~ /deutch/ {
index index.htm index.php;
try_files $uri $uri/ #handler;
}
The old config:
###
#
# THIS BIT I THINK IS THE PART WHICH IS NOT QUITE WORKING, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE #handler PART DOES
#
###
# This redirect is added so to use Magentos
# common front handler when handling incoming URLs.
location #handler {
rewrite / /index.php;
}
####
#
# BELOW THIS LINE IS THE ORIGINAL CONFIG WHICH RUNS mysite.com NO PROBLEMS
#
####
root /usr/share/nginx/www;
location / {
index index.htm index.php;
try_files $uri $uri/ #handler;
}
# Deny access to specific directories no one
# in particular needs access to anyways.
location /app/ { deny all; }
location /includes/ { deny all; }
location /lib/ { deny all; }
location /media/downloadable/ { deny all; }
location /pkginfo/ { deny all; }
location /report/config.xml { deny all; }
location /var/ { deny all; }
# Allow only those who have a login name and password
# to view the export folder. Refer to /etc/nginx/htpassword.
location /var/export/ {
auth_basic "Restricted";
auth_basic_user_file htpasswd;
autoindex on;
}
# Deny all attempts to access hidden files
# such as .htaccess, .htpasswd, etc...
location ~ /\. {
deny all;
access_log off;
log_not_found off;
}
# This redirect is added so to use Magentos
# common front handler when handling incoming URLs.
location #handler {
rewrite / /index.php;
}
# Forward paths such as /js/index.php/x.js
# to their relevant handler.
location ~ .php/ {
rewrite ^(.*.php)/ $1 last;
}
# Handle the exectution of .php files.
location ~ .php$ {
if (!-e $request_filename) {
rewrite / /index.php last;
}
expires off;
fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
#fastcgi_param HTTPS $fastcgi_https;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param MAGE_RUN_CODE english;
fastcgi_param MAGE_RUN_TYPE website;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}

Answer 1

location ~* \.php$ {
if (!-e $request_filename) {
rewrite / /index.php last;
}
expires off;
set $runcode english;
set $runtype website;
if ( $request_uri ~* ^/german ) {
set $runcode german;
}
fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
#fastcgi_param HTTPS $fastcgi_https;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param MAGE_RUN_CODE $runcode;
fastcgi_param MAGE_RUN_TYPE $runtype;
include fastcgi_params;
}
That is part 1, part 2 is to ensure the code is run from the same codebase.
One solution is to symlink the directory to the root directory, exec the following in the /usr/share/nginx/www directory:
ln -s . ./german
It's filty, but it works ;)
We're using the following to redirect to the correct index file:
location /german {
if ( -e $request_filename ) {
break;
}
rewrite ^/german(.*)$ /german/index.php last;
}
#
# Redirection of subdirectory php's to their respective php files
#
location ~ .php/ {
rewrite ^(.*.php)/ $1 last;
}
#
# Redirect everything else to root path
#
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}