Nginx configuration geared towards hosting WordPress sites. Contains best practices from various sources, including the WordPress Codex and H5BP. The following example sites are included:

singlesite.com - WordPress single site install (no SSL or page caching)
ssl.com - WordPress on HTTPS
fastcgi-cache.com - WordPress with FastCGI caching
multisite-subdomain.com - WordPress Multisite install using subdomains
multisite-subdirectory.com - WordPress Multisite install using subdirectories

Usage

You can use these sample configurations as reference or directly by replacing your existing nginx directory. Follow the steps below to replace your existing nginx configuration.

Backup any existing config:

sudo mv /etc/nginx /etc/nginx.backup

Clone the repo:

sudo git clone https://github.com/A5hleyRich/wordpress-nginx.git /etc/nginx

Symlink the default file from sites-available to sites-enabled, which will setup a catch-all server block. This will ensure unrecognised domains return a 444 response.

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/default /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default

Copy one of the example configurations from sites-available to sites-available/yourdomain.com:

sudo cp /etc/nginx/sites-available/singlesite.com /etc/nginx/sites-available/yourdomain.com`

Edit the site accordingly, paying close attention to the server name and paths.

To enable the site, symlink the configuration into the sites-enabled directory:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/yourdomain.com /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/yourdomain.com

Test the configuration:

sudo nginx -t

If the configuration passes, restart Nginx:

sudo /etc/init.d/nginx reload