I tried to convert this properly, and I just dont seem to be able to. Here is my code: .htaccess: RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^freshadmin/?$ freshadmin/$1 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.+)$ /index.php?q=$1 nginx: (this was my attempt, it isnt working. http://www.domain.com/freshadmin/ is resulting in "too many reby gregg - Migration from Other Servers