Jonathan Matthews Wrote:
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> Fortunately, this being a *public* *mailing* *list*, and Francis
> (along with almost every other subscriber) giving his time, experience
> and opinions for free, you are definitely no worse off than when you
> started.
>
> Actually, however, you're demonstrably better off, as Francis has both
> attempted to help you go through the kind of troubleshooting process
> that will serve you well if you apply it (Message-ID
> 20140525132809.GN16942@daoine.org) and ...
>
> > I think what I asked is
> > very clear and simple:
> > How do I avoid repeating a segment of configuration code assigned to
> @php
> > into various locations:
>
> .... he has given you the answer to this question - that you clearly
> thought you began by asking, but didn't. In Message-ID
> 20140531112745.GZ16942@daoine.org.
>
> HTH.

I'm sorry, I did not understood nothing. Can you provide an example of how to avoid repeating the php configuration through @php location?
IMO the logic presented is clear: define a @php location and call it in other locations with try_files, like explained into Nginx documentation. In my case the end result is unexpected, the php file contents will be downloaded, instead of being executed. This works:
http://pastie.org/private/5gkl1pti1co0onzhgb8jpg

This does not:
http://pastie.org/private/iuz58naozk6xo92ukqmwsg