How can get these NginX try_files to work

Question

I do have a website, which is not Wordpress, and I'm trying a solution for a simple rule.

On NginX how can I write a try_files to this case:

The link is: http://mywebsite.com/index.php?open=fiction

and I need NginX to convert and open this link: http://mywebsite.com/fiction

I need to redirect many links the same way..

Thanks any help.

Answer 1

Nginx takes care of parameter behind the query string and store them in $args_ParameterName. So just use the location block like so:

 location = /index.php {
    rewrite ^ /$arg_open permanent;
}
location /fiction {
   ...
}
location /secondLink {
   ...
}

so on and so forth.

Answer 2

You could add the following in your location:

try_files $uri $uri/ index.php?open=$uri

You still need to make sure that PHP files are passed to the fcgi process (or whatever you're using as PHP processor).