diff --git a/phpBB/docs/nginx.sample.conf b/phpBB/docs/nginx.sample.conf
index 23c81f02cb..9d2623c88b 100644
--- a/phpBB/docs/nginx.sample.conf
+++ b/phpBB/docs/nginx.sample.conf
@@ -1,119 +1,95 @@
 # Sample nginx configuration file for phpBB.
-# Global settings have been removed, copy them
-# from your system's nginx.conf.
-# Tested with nginx 0.8.35.
+# Tested with:
+# - nginx 0.8.35
+# - nginx 1.17.7 (mainline)
+#
+# Filename: /etc/nginx/sites-available/example.com.conf
+#
+# Replace example.com with your own domain name.
 
-http {
-    # Compression - requires gzip and gzip static modules.
-    gzip on;
-    gzip_static on;
-    gzip_vary on;
-    gzip_http_version 1.1;
-    gzip_min_length 700;
+# Sample FastCGI server configuration.
+# Filename: /etc/nginx/conf.d/php.conf
+#
+#  upstream php {
+#      server unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
+#  }
 
-    # Compression levels over 6 do not give an appreciable improvement
-    # in compression ratio, but take more resources.
-    gzip_comp_level 6;
+# Remove www domain prefix.
+server {
+	listen 80;
+	# IPv6
+	listen [::]:80;
 
-    # IE 6 and lower do not support gzip with Vary correctly.
-    gzip_disable "msie6";
-    # Before nginx 0.7.63:
-    #gzip_disable "MSIE [1-6]\.";
-
-    # Catch-all server for requests to invalid hosts.
-    # Also catches vulnerability scanners probing IP addresses.
-    server {
-        # default specifies that this block is to be used when
-        # no other block matches.
-        listen 80 default;
-
-        server_name bogus;
-        return 444;
-        root /var/empty;
-    }
-
-    # If you have domains with and without www prefix,
-    # redirect one to the other.
-    server {
-        # Default port is 80.
-        #listen 80;
-
-        server_name myforums.com;
-
-        # A trick from http://wiki.nginx.org/Pitfalls#Taxing_Rewrites:
-        return 301 http://www.myforums.com$request_uri;
-    }
-
-    # The actual board domain.
-    server {
-        #listen 80;
-        server_name www.myforums.com;
-
-        root /path/to/phpbb;
-
-        location / {
-            # phpBB uses index.htm
-            index index.php index.html index.htm;
-            try_files $uri $uri/ @rewriteapp;
-        }
-
-        location @rewriteapp {
-            rewrite ^(.*)$ /app.php/$1 last;
-        }
-
-        # Deny access to internal phpbb files.
-        location ~ /(config\.php|common\.php|cache|files|images/avatars/upload|includes|(?<!ext/)phpbb(?!\w+)|store|vendor) {
-            deny all;
-            # deny was ignored before 0.8.40 for connections over IPv6.
-            # Use internal directive to prohibit access on older versions.
-            internal;
-        }
-
-        # Pass the php scripts to fastcgi server specified in upstream declaration.
-        location ~ \.php(/|$) {
-            # Unmodified fastcgi_params from nginx distribution.
-            include fastcgi_params;
-            # Necessary for php.
-            fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.*)$;
-            fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
-            fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $realpath_root$fastcgi_script_name;
-            fastcgi_param DOCUMENT_ROOT $realpath_root;
-            try_files $uri $uri/ /app.php$is_args$args;
-            fastcgi_pass php;
-        }
-
-        # Correctly pass scripts for installer
-        location /install/ {
-            # phpBB uses index.htm
-            try_files $uri $uri/ @rewrite_installapp =404;
-
-            # Pass the php scripts to fastcgi server specified in upstream declaration.
-            location ~ \.php(/|$) {
-                # Unmodified fastcgi_params from nginx distribution.
-                include fastcgi_params;
-                # Necessary for php.
-                fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.*)$;
-                fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
-                fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $realpath_root$fastcgi_script_name;
-                fastcgi_param DOCUMENT_ROOT $realpath_root;
-                try_files $uri $uri/ /install/app.php$is_args$args =404;
-                fastcgi_pass php;
-            }
-        }
-
-        location @rewrite_installapp {
-            rewrite ^(.*)$ /install/app.php/$1 last;
-        }
-
-        # Deny access to version control system directories.
-        location ~ /\.svn|/\.git {
-            deny all;
-            internal;
-        }
-    }
-
-    # If running php as fastcgi, specify php upstream.
-    upstream php {
-        server unix:/tmp/php.sock;
-    }
+	# Remove www
+	server_name www.example.com;
+	return 301 $scheme://example.com$request_uri;
+}
+
+# Board configuration.
+server {
+	listen 80;
+	# IPv6
+	listen [::]:80;
+	server_name example.com;
+	root /path/to/phpbb;
+
+	# phpBB uses index.htm
+	index index.php index.html index.htm;
+
+	# Loggers
+	error_log /var/log/nginx/example.com.error.log warn;
+	access_log /var/log/nginx/example.com.access.log;
+
+	location / {
+		try_files $uri $uri/ @rewriteapp;
+
+		# Pass the php scripts to FastCGI server specified in upstream declaration.
+		location ~ \.php(/|$) {
+			include fastcgi.conf;
+			fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.*)$;
+			fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
+			fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $realpath_root$fastcgi_script_name;
+			fastcgi_param DOCUMENT_ROOT $realpath_root;
+			try_files $uri $uri/ /app.php$is_args$args;
+			fastcgi_pass php;
+		}
+
+		# Deny access to internal phpbb files.
+		location ~ /(config\.php|common\.php|cache|files|images/avatars/upload|includes|(?<!ext/)phpbb(?!\w+)|store|vendor) {
+			deny all;
+			# deny was ignored before 0.8.40 for connections over IPv6.
+			# Use internal directive to prohibit access on older versions.
+			internal;
+		}
+	}
+
+	location @rewriteapp {
+		rewrite ^(.*)$ /app.php/$1 last;
+	}
+
+	# Correctly pass scripts for installer
+	location /install/ {
+		try_files $uri $uri/ @rewrite_installapp =404;
+
+		# Pass the php scripts to fastcgi server specified in upstream declaration.
+		location ~ \.php(/|$) {
+			include fastcgi.conf;
+			fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.*)$;
+			fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
+			fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $realpath_root$fastcgi_script_name;
+			fastcgi_param DOCUMENT_ROOT $realpath_root;
+			try_files $uri $uri/ /install/app.php$is_args$args =404;
+			fastcgi_pass php;
+		}
+	}
+
+	location @rewrite_installapp {
+		rewrite ^(.*)$ /install/app.php/$1 last;
+	}
+
+	# Deny access to version control system directories.
+	location ~ /\.svn|/\.git {
+		deny all;
+		internal;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/travis/setup-webserver.sh b/travis/setup-webserver.sh
index fd87d97449..68bcd6ac00 100755
--- a/travis/setup-webserver.sh
+++ b/travis/setup-webserver.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ PHPBB_ROOT_PATH=$(realpath "$DIR/../phpBB")
 NGINX_SITE_CONF="/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default"
 NGINX_CONF="/etc/nginx/nginx.conf"
 APP_SOCK=$(realpath "$DIR")/php-app.sock
+NGINX_PHP_CONF="$DIR/nginx-php.conf"
 
 # php-fpm
 PHP_FPM_BIN="$HOME/.phpenv/versions/$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION/sbin/php-fpm"
@@ -45,13 +46,21 @@ sudo $PHP_FPM_BIN \
 	--fpm-config "$DIR/php-fpm.conf"
 
 # nginx
-cat $DIR/../phpBB/docs/nginx.sample.conf \
-| sed "s/root \/path\/to\/phpbb/root $(echo $PHPBB_ROOT_PATH | sed -e 's/\\/\\\\/g' -e 's/\//\\\//g' -e 's/&/\\\&/g')/g" \
-| sed -e '1,/The actual board domain/d' \
-| sed -e '/If running php as fastcgi/,$d' \
-| sed -e "s/fastcgi_pass php;/fastcgi_pass unix:$(echo $APP_SOCK | sed -e 's/\\/\\\\/g' -e 's/\//\\\//g' -e 's/&/\\\&/g');/g" \
-| sed -e 's/#listen 80/listen 80/' \
-| sudo tee $NGINX_SITE_CONF
 sudo sed -i "s/user www-data;/user $USER;/g" $NGINX_CONF
+sudo cp "$DIR/../phpBB/docs/nginx.sample.conf" "$NGINX_SITE_CONF"
+sudo sed -i \
+	-e "s/example\.com/localhost/g" \
+	-e "s|root /path/to/phpbb;|root $PHPBB_ROOT_PATH;|g" \
+	$NGINX_SITE_CONF
 
+# Generate FastCGI configuration for Nginx
+echo "
+upstream php {
+	server unix:$APP_SOCK;
+}
+" > $NGINX_PHP_CONF
+
+sudo mv "$NGINX_PHP_CONF" /etc/nginx/conf.d/php.conf
+
+sudo nginx -T
 sudo service nginx start