# Nginx and PHP Setup on Windows

For local development you could also use Nginx with PHP as an replacement for XAMPP.

# Install Nginx

* Download Nginx for Windows: http://nginx.org/en/download.html | Direct: [nginx-1.19.7.zip](http://nginx.org/download/nginx-1.19.7.zip)
* Extract the ZIP file to `c:\nginx`
* Open the file `c:/nginx/config/nginx.conf` and replace the `server { ... }` section with this configuration:

```conf
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name localhost;
    index index.php;
    error_log c:/nginx/logs/localhost.error.log;
    access_log c:/nginx/logs/localhost.access.log;
    root c:/nginx/html;

    location / {
        try_files $uri /index.php$is_args$args;
	}

    location ~ \.php {
        try_files $uri =404;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_NAME $fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9123;
    }
}

```

* Create a file `c:/nginx/html/index.php` and copy/paste this content:

```php
<?php

phpinfo();

```

* To start the webserver run: 
  * `cd c:\nginx`
  * `start nginx`
* Allow the windows firewall access
* Run the tasklist command-line utility to see nginx processes: `tasklist /fi "imagename eq nginx.exe"`

nginx runs as a standard console application (not a service), and it can be managed using the following commands:

* `nginx -s stop`	fast shutdown
* `nginx -s quit`	graceful shutdown
* `nginx -s reload`	changing configuration, starting new worker processes with a new configuration, graceful shutdown of old worker processes
* `nginx -s reopen`	re-opening log files
* `taskkill /IM nginx.exe /F` Close all nginx processes

# Install PHP

* Download [PHP for Windows](https://windows.php.net/download/) Thread Safe x64: [php-8.3.12-Win32-vs16-x64.zip](https://windows.php.net/downloads/releases/php-8.3.12-Win32-vs16-x64.zip)
* Extract the ZIP file to: `c:\nginx\php`
* Make sure that the file `C:\nginx\php\php-cgi.exe` exists.
* Create a new file: `c:\nginx\php\php.ini` and copy/paste this content:

```ini
[PHP]
engine = On
short_open_tag = Off
implicit_flush = Off
zend.enable_gc = On
expose_php = Off
max_execution_time = 30
max_input_time = 60
memory_limit = 512M
error_reporting = E_ALL
display_errors = On
display_startup_errors = On
log_errors = On
variables_order = "GPCS"
request_order = "GP"
register_argc_argv = Off
auto_globals_jit = On
post_max_size = 8M
default_mimetype = "text/html"
default_charset = "UTF-8"
include_path = "."
extension_dir = "c:\nginx\php\ext"
enable_dl = Off
file_uploads = On
upload_max_filesize = 2M
max_file_uploads = 20
allow_url_fopen = On
allow_url_include = Off
default_socket_timeout = 60

extension=curl
extension=fileinfo
extension=gd
extension=gettext
extension=intl
extension=mbstring
extension=mysqli
extension=openssl
extension=pdo
extension=pdo_mysql
extension=sqlite3

[Session]
session.save_handler = files
session.save_path = "c:\nginx\temp"
session.use_strict_mode = 0
session.use_cookies = 1
session.use_only_cookies = 1
session.name = PHPSESSID
session.auto_start = 0
session.cookie_lifetime = 0
session.cookie_path = /
session.cookie_domain =
session.cookie_httponly =
session.cookie_samesite =
session.serialize_handler = php
session.gc_probability = 1
session.gc_divisor = 1000
session.gc_maxlifetime = 1440
session.cache_limiter = nocache
session.cache_expire = 180
session.use_trans_sid = 0
session.sid_bits_per_character = 5
```

To start [PHP with FastCGI](https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/topics/examples/phpfastcgionwindows/) run: 
* `cd c:\nginx\php`
* `php-cgi.exe -b 127.0.0.1:9123`
* Open `http://localhost`
* You should see the phpinfo page.

## XDebug Setup

* Follow these installation instructions: https://odan.github.io/2020/12/03/xampp-xdebug-setup-php8.html