Nginx password protect directory

[prxbl]

Hi,
I am trying to password protect a directory on my server with Nginx + Apache.
I have added the following lines to /home/admin/conf/web/nginx.conf inside the server { } definition.

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 location ~ ^/secret {
        root     /home/admin/web/domain.com/public_html;
        auth_basic "Administrator Login";
        auth_basic_user_file /home/admin/web/domain.com/public_html/secret/.htpasswd;

The directory is now password protected, however php files inside the directory are downloaded instead of executed when accessing them.

What am I missing there to tell Nginx to forward php requests as it should? and by "as it should" I mean like it does in the default config for document root.

Thanks

[tjebbeke]

I think you're trying to run php files through nginx, which is not possible. Protect your folder via apache (.htaccess).

[prxbl]

It is possible, I just need the right config instructions to tell Nginx how to process php files.
Protecting my folder via Apache is not a solution because Nginx is the main web server here.

I can find many example of configuring nginx for php5-fpm or FastCGI but I'm not sure how VestaCP is doing it so I don't want to risk breaking my whole setup, that's why I am asking here to get direction on how to do it the same way VestaCP is handling it.

[tjebbeke]

Nginx is used as a kind of proxy. You must protect the directory via apache.

nginx - php-fpm support is comming in next release.