nginx config

server {
  listen 8080;
  server_name example.com www.example.com;
  root /var/www/example.com; ## <-- Your only path reference.

  client_max_body_size 1024M;
  proxy_set_header  X-Forwarded-Proto https;
  proxy_set_header  X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
  proxy_set_header  Host $host;
  proxy_set_header  X-Url-Scheme $scheme;
  proxy_redirect    off;
  proxy_max_temp_file_size 0;
  #prevent gateway timeout
  client_header_timeout 1000000;
  client_body_timeout 1000000;
  send_timeout 1000000;
  fastcgi_read_timeout 1000000;

  location = /favicon.ico {
    log_not_found off;
    access_log off;
  }

  location = /robots.txt {
    allow all;
    log_not_found off;
    access_log off;
  }

  # This matters if you use drush
  location = /backup {
    deny all;
  }

  # Very rarely should these ever be accessed outside of your lan
  location ~* \.(txt|log)$ {
    deny all;
  }

  location ~ \..*/.*\.php$ {
    return 403;
  }

  location / {
    # This is cool because no php is touched for static content
    try_files $uri @rewrite;
  }

  location @rewrite {
    # Some modules enforce no slash (/) at the end of the URL
    # Else this rewrite block wouldn't be needed (GlobalRedirect)
    rewrite ^/(.*)$ /index.php?q=$1;
  }

  location ~ \.php$ {
    fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
    #NOTE: You should have "cgi.fix_pathinfo = 0;" in php.ini
    include fastcgi_params;
    fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    fastcgi_intercept_errors on;
    fastcgi_pass unix:/tmp/php-fpm.sock;
    fastcgi_read_timeout 600s;
    #fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000; # Use this if you didn't change the php-fpm listen.
  }

  # Fighting with ImageCache? This little gem is amazing.
  location ~ ^/sites/.*/files/imagecache/ {
    expires max;
    try_files $uri @rewrite;
  }
  # Catch image styles for D7 too.
  location ~ ^/sites/.*/files/styles/ {
    expires max;
    try_files $uri @rewrite;
  }

  location ~* \.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico)$ {
    expires max;
    log_not_found off;
  }
}