location ^~ /{{HOST}}/ {
    alias "{{PATH}}/";
    index index.php index.html;
    autoindex on;
    
    # Try the literal URI, then directory (checks for index), then fallback to root index.php
    try_files $uri $uri/ /{{HOST}}/index.php?$query_string;

    # PHP handling nested INSIDE the alias location to maintain context
    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:{{PHP_PORT}};
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        
        # Correctly use $request_filename for alias compatibility
        include "{{CONF_DIR}}/fastcgi_params";
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $request_filename;
        fastcgi_param DOCUMENT_ROOT $document_root;
        
        # Optional parameters for frameworks
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
    }
}