diff --git a/usr/share/nginx/html/phptest/index.php b/usr/share/nginx/html/phptest/index.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2b4c37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/share/nginx/html/phptest/index.php
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?php
+    phpinfo();
+?>
diff --git a/usr/share/nginx/html/phptest/vars.php b/usr/share/nginx/html/phptest/vars.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b80609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/share/nginx/html/phptest/vars.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+    /* exports server vars
+    recommended tests:
+        /vars.php
+        /vars.php/
+        /vars.php/foo
+        /vars.php/foo/bar.php
+        /vars.php/foo/bar/php?v=1
+    see https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/topics/examples/phpfcgi/
+    */
+    var_export($_SERVER)
+?>