.htaccess config should not be shown on network setup screen when Nginx is in use

[johnbillion]

When Nginx is in use, the .htaccess configuration shouldn't be shown after multisite installation on the Tools -> Network Setup screen.

It should probably be replaced with a link to the Nginx page on the Codex. Same behaviour as the Settings -> Permalinks screen for Nginx.

[lipathor]

Alternative text for NGINX powered sites

[lipathor]

Sometimes it's not possible to determine webserver that run our site (depend on configuration). But when $_SERVER["SERVER_SOFTWARE"] is provided, setup prints text with link to Codex.

[flixos90]

Thanks for the patch @lipathor! There are only a few suggestions I'd like to make:

• I agree that a link makes more sense than inserting an nginx config file there, since that is much bigger and more complicated than the .htaccess snippet. I think it would be a neat improvement though if we could point the link to the relevant section on the Codex page automatically:
  • If a subdirectory setup is being created, append #WordPress_Multisite_Subdirectory_rules
  • If a subdomain setup is being created, append anchor #WordPress_Multisite_subdomains_rules
• The check for whether the current setup is using nginx, can be simplified by using the $is_nginx global that WordPress sets up.
• The location of the comment // end iis7_supports_permalinks(). construct an htaccess file instead: needs to be adjusted since it doesn't make sense where it's currently at.

I'm assigning this to you to mark this ticket as claimed. :)

[lipathor]

Hi again, i'm proudly providing new patch, including your suggestions @flixos90 :)

[lipathor]

Second version

[SergeyBiryukov]

The patch could use a refresh for linking to HelpHub instead of Codex: ​https://wordpress.org/support/article/nginx/

[lipathor]

Refreshed patch

[lipathor]

@SergeyBiryukov i pushed refreshed patch

[audrasjb]

Patch refresh for coding standards and better i18n.

[SergeyBiryukov]

Thanks for the updated patch! Just noting the URL should be translatable and the link anchors won't be the same for translated content. Let's keep it simple and link to ​https://wordpress.org/support/article/nginx/, without the anchors.

[SergeyBiryukov]

In 47632:

Networks and Sites: Link to Nginx documentation on Network Setup screen when Nginx is in use.

Props lipathor, audrasjb, johnbillion, flixos90.
Fixes #41166.