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Nginx HTTP Server

You're reading from   Nginx HTTP Server Harness the power of Nginx to make the most of your infrastructure and serve pages faster than ever before

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788623551
Length 348 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Martin Bjerretoft Fjordvald Martin Bjerretoft Fjordvald
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Mr. Clement Nedelcu Mr. Clement Nedelcu
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Preface 1. Downloading and Installing Nginx FREE CHAPTER 2. Basic Nginx Configuration 3. HTTP Configuration 4. Module Configuration 5. PHP and Python with Nginx 6. Nginx as an Application Server 7. Apache and Nginx Together 8. From Apache to Nginx 9. Introduction to Load Balancing and Optimization 10. Case Studies 11. Troubleshooting 12. Other Books You May Enjoy

Porting your Apache configuration


That's it. You've had enough of Apache. You finally decided to make a complete switch to Nginx. There are quite a few steps ahead of you now, the first of which is to adapt your previous configuration to ensure that your existing websites work 1:1 after the switch.

Directives

This first section will summarize some of the common Apache configuration directives and attempt to provide equivalent or replacement solutions from Nginx. The list follows the order of the default Apache configuration file:

Apache directive

Nginx equivalent

ServerTokens: Apache allows you to configure the information transmitted in request headers regarding the server OS and software name and versions.

server_tokens: In Nginx, you may enable or disable transmission of server information by using the server_tokens directive from the main HTTP module.

ServerRoot: Lets you define the root folder of the server, which will contain the configuration and logs folder.

--prefix build-time option: With...

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