nginx config for php and apache-style homedir

gistfile1.txt

location ~ /~([^/]+)(/.*.php)$ {
  alias /home/$1/public_html$2;
  try_files "" =404;
  fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
  fastcgi_index index.php;
  include fastcgi_params;
}

location ~ /~([^/]+)($|/.*)$ {
  alias /home/$1/public_html$2;
  autoindex on;
}

location ~ \.php$ {
  try_files $uri =404;
  fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
  fastcgi_index index.php;
  include fastcgi_params;
}