nginix.conf

# NGINX Sample Configuration for Exponent CMS
#  this is NOT a complete configuration file
#  and should be placed within the /etc/nginx/conf/sites-enabled folder (or similar)
#  this file is typically included from main nginx.conf file

server {
    listen              80;
    listen              [::]:80;
    listen              443 ssl http2 default_server;
    listen              [::]:443 ssl http2 default_server;
    server_name         mydomain.net;
    ssl                 on;
    ssl_certificate     www.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key www.example.com.key;
    ssl_protocols       TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;
    ssl_ciphers         EECDH+CHACHA20:EECDH+AES128:RSA+AES128:EECDH+AES256:RSA+AES256:!MD5;
    ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;

    root /var/www/example/public_html;
    index  index.php;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/mydomain.access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/mydomain.error.log;

    # To force the domain to serve the site securely using HTTPS,
    rewrite ^ https://$http_host$request_uri? permanent;    # force redirect http to https

    # Support for Search Engine Friendly URLs
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }

    # Alternative Support for Search Engine Friendly URLs from a web subfolder
    location /subfolder/ {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /subfolder/index.php?$args;
    }ls

}