Pretty URLs for Silex micro-framework using Nginx. Added GET query parameters support. I prefer to run ngnix server virtual host configurations on none standard ports because it requires zero configuration in hosts file.

silex-php.conf

server {
    listen 8080;
    server_name localhost;

    access_log /var/log/nginx/website.access_log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/website.error_log;

    root /path/to/silex/web/;
    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }

    location ~* \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}