nginx configuration for a RESTful API

Question

I am a beginner with nginx and php, so please excuse my basic question.

For a RESTful based API (nginx + php) I would need some help with nginx configuration.

H

Answer 1

Replace this:

location /api/v1/ {
    try_files $uri $uri/ /apiv1.php?$args;
}

With the following inside your server block:

rewrite ^/api/v1/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/?$ /apiv1.php?class=$1&method=$2? last;

Create a php file called apiv1.php and place in the root directory of your web server with the following lines of code:

<?php
$class  = filter_input(INPUT_GET, 'class',  FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);
$method = filter_input(INPUT_GET, 'method', FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);

echo $class;
echo '<br />';
echo $method;

Test by visiting the following link in your browser:

http://myServer/api/v1/members/getInfo

Answer 2

If someone else hit this page, there is solution I got for myself after a bit research:

location ~ ^/api/v0/(.*)/?$ {
    try_files $uri $uri/ /v0.php?req=$1&$args;
}

Here I'm not limited with class/method structure and location seems more readable than rewrite.