location ^~ /{{HOST}}/ {
    alias "{{PATH}}";
    index index.php index.html;
    autoindex on;
    
    # Use a named location for reliable alias fallback
    try_files $uri $uri/ @{{HOST}};

    # PHP handling nested INSIDE the alias location to maintain context
    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:{{PHP_PORT}};
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        
        include "{{CONF_DIR}}/fastcgi_params";
        
        # Normal files matched correctly by URI don't suffer the try_files bug
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $request_filename;
    }
}

# The named location handles requests that don't match physical files
location @{{HOST}} {
    # Directly execute PHP without URI mutation to preserve framework routing paths
    fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:{{PHP_PORT}};
    include "{{CONF_DIR}}/fastcgi_params";
    
    # Hardcode the essential execution parameters
    fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME "{{PATH}}index.php";
    fastcgi_param SCRIPT_NAME "/{{HOST}}/index.php";
    fastcgi_param DOCUMENT_ROOT "{{PATH}}";
}