Root Directory

1. Critical: Check Permissions for `/apps/`

Since the main directory works but `/apps/` does not, the problem is local to that subdirectory. The PHP process cannot read or traverse it.

• **Permissions:** Ensure the `/apps/` directory has at least **755** permissions. Use `chmod 755 /path/to/apps` via SSH.
• **Ownership:** Ensure the directory is owned by the user Nginx/PHP-FPM runs as (e.g., `chown www-data:www-data /path/to/apps`).
• **`open_basedir`:** If you are using a control panel, check its PHP settings. The absolute path to `/apps/` must be included in the `open_basedir` directive.

2. Suggested Nginx Configuration (Generalized)

Use these rules in your Nginx server block. **You must replace `YOUR_PHP_FPM_SOCKET`** with the correct path for your PHP version (e.g., `unix:/var/run/php/php8.2-fpm.sock`).

# 1. Core routing for the directory index
location / {
    try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$is_args$query_string;
}

# 2. PHP processing block (Replace socket path!)
location ~ \.php$ {
    include fastcgi_params;
    fastcgi_pass unix:/path/to/YOUR_PHP_FPM_SOCKET; # <-- CHANGE THIS!
    fastcgi_index index.php;
    fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
}

# 3. Optional: Cache static assets (like your style/js)
location ~ .*\.(js|css|jpg|png|gif)$ {
    expires 1h;
    error_log off;
    access_log off; # Using 'off' is safer than /dev/null for access_log
}

*Remember to reload Nginx after changing the configuration.*