nginx.conf

# replace example.com and examplecache

fastcgi_cache_path /var/www/example.com/cache levels=1:2 keys_zone=examplecache:100m inactive=60m;

# Set up 301s from alternative URLs.
server {
	listen 80;
	listen [::]:80; # handle ipv6.
	
	server_name www.example.com;
	return 301 $scheme://example.com$request_uri;
}

server {
	listen 80;
	listen [::]:80; # handle ipv6.

	server_name example.com;

	root /var/www/example.com/htdocs/public;
	index index.php index.html index.htm;

	client_max_body_size 10M;

	# use Google Public DNS.
	resolver 8.8.8.8;

	##### gzipping #####
	gzip on;
	gzip_min_length 10;
	gzip_comp_level 2;
	gzip_proxied expired no-cache no-store private auth;
	gzip_types text/plain text/css text/javascript text/xml application/javascript application/x-javascript font/truetype font/opentype image/svg+xml;
	##### END gzipping #####

	# Cache all pages...
	set $no_cache 0;

	# ...except the admin area.
	location /admin {
		set $no_cache 1;
	}

	# Cache non-admin assets
	location ~* ^(!/admin/(.*))\.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|woff|ttf|svg)(.*)?$ {
		expires 1M;
	}

	location ~ \.php$ {
		fastcgi_cache examplecache;
		fastcgi_cache_valid 200 1d; # cache 200s for a day.
		fastcgi_cache_methods GET HEAD;
		add_header X-Fastcgi-Cache $upstream_cache_status;
		fastcgi_cache_bypass $no_cache;
		fastcgi_no_cache $no_cache;

		try_files $uri =404;
		fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
		fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php5-fpm.sock;
		fastcgi_index index.php;
		fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
		include fastcgi_params;
	}

	location ~ ^(.*)$ {
		try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?p=$uri&$args;
	}

	location ~ /\.ht {
		deny all;
		return 404;
	}
}