a simple .sh file that i use to create new virtual host and directory structure in nginx for web application.

base

server {
	listen 80;
	listen [::]:80;

	root /home/lenin/dev/devfolderroot/web;
	index index.php index.html index.htm;

	server_name domainname;

	location / {
		try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
		autoindex on;
	}

	location ~ \.php$ {
		try_files $uri =404;
		fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;

		fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php5-fpm.sock;
		fastcgi_index index.php;
		include fastcgi_params;
	}

	location ~ /\.ht {
		deny all;
	}
}

create-webapp.sh

#!/bin/bash

isRoot(){
	if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
   		echo "WARNING: This script must be run as root. Script terminated!!"
   		exit 1
	fi
}

# check if  root user
isRoot

# get the app name
echo "Enter Project Name (all lower case) "
read appname

# replace space
appname="$(echo $appname | sed 's/ /-/g')"
appnameDev="$appname.dev"

# make app directory in dev 
# and set permission
mkdir ~/dev/$appnameDev
mkdir ~/dev/$appnameDev/web
chmod 777 -R ~/dev/$appnameDev

# edit host
#hostedit="127.0.0.1 $appname.ice9\n127.0.0.1 www.$appname.ice9"
#echo -e $hostedit >> /etc/hosts

# create server config file
cp /etc/nginx/sites-available/base /etc/nginx/sites-available/$appname
sed -i "s/devfolderroot/$appnameDev/g" /etc/nginx/sites-available/$appname 
sed -i "s/domainname/$appnameDev/g" /etc/nginx/sites-available/$appname 
echo -e $confedit >> "/etc/nginx/sites-available/$appname"

# enable site
ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/$appname /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/$appname

# reload & restart server
service nginx reload
service nginx restart

echo "$appname created!"