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NGINX HTTP Server

You're reading from NGINX HTTP Server Harness the power of NGINX with a series of detailed tutorials and real-life examples

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835469873

Length 262 pages

Edition 5th Edition

Languages

PHP

Tools

HTTP

Concepts

Servers

Authors (3):

Martin Bjerretoft Fjordvald

Gabriel Ouiran

Mr. Clement Nedelcu

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Begin with NGINX

2. Chapter 1: Downloading and Installing NGINX FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Basic NGINX Configuration

4. Part 2: Dive into NGINX

5. Chapter 3: Exploring the HTTP Configuration

6. Chapter 4: Exploring Module Configuration in NGINX

7. Chapter 5: PHP and Python with NGINX

8. Chapter 6: NGINX as a Reverse Proxy

9. Part 3: NGINX in Action

10. Chapter 7: Introduction to Load Balancing and Optimization

11. Chapter 8: NGINX within a Cloud Infrastructure

12. Chapter 9: Fully Deploy, Manage, and Auto-Update NGINX with Ansible

13. Chapter 10: Case Studies

14. Chapter 11: Troubleshooting

15. Index

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Understanding cloud infrastructure

Cloud services are an integral part of our online existence. Our mobile applications synchronize seamlessly with their desktop counterparts, and the server once familiar to us has transformed into today’s cloud—a concept that simplifies life for users while making web infrastructure more complex. This digital metamorphosis has revolutionized the way we store and interact with our data, moving us toward an always-connected, cloud-centric reality.

The traditional approach

To comprehend the intricacies of cloud infrastructure, let’s revisit traditional setups with a modern cloud lens. Consider the case of WordPress, the renowned open source platform for website creation, which runs on a web server, a PHP server, and a database server. The classic method is to install each component on a single machine—a simple solution for hosting a solitary blog:

Figure 8.1: A traditional approach to running your web project

Figure 8.1: A traditional approach to running...

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Authors (3)

Gabriel Ouiran

Gabriel Ouiran

Gabriel Ouiran is a systems administrator at Eduka Software, Singapore, specializing in IT infrastructure with a strong focus on AI and cloud technologies. Gabriel is also a passionate tech enthusiast and a free and open source software contributor. He has over 10 years of experience working in IT for different companies. Gabriel now applies this expertise to enhance educational software solutions.

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Fjordvald

Fjordvald

Martin Fjordvald is a 35-year-old Danish entrepreneur who started his company straight out of high school. Backed by a popular website, he became a jack of all trades having to deal with the business, programming, and marketing side of his business. The popularity of his website grew and so did the performance requirements of his code and servers. He got involved with the community project to document Nginx early on and has written several blog posts and wiki articles detailing how Nginx works.

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Nedelcu

Nedelcu

Clement Nedelcu was born in France and studied at UK, French, and Chinese universities. After teaching computer science, programming, and systems administration at several eastern Chinese universities, he worked as a technology consultant in France, specialized in the web and .NET software development as well as Linux server administration. Since 2005, he has also been administering a major network of websites in his spare time, which allowed him to discover Nginx. Clement now works as CTO. for a Singapore-based company developing management software for schools.

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