Installing nginx

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Posted by Chris Gwynne, 02-21-2010, 08:31 PM
I know the benefits of doing so just wondering on the implications of doing so. Like for instance, any significant code changes my clients will have to make in order to run their applications? I know there's different ways htaccess is accessed and different rule writing, but can the old way still be used? Any info or reading on the subject will be helpful. Thanks
Posted by DigitalLinx, 02-21-2010, 09:33 PM
Nginx's rewrite rules must be included in the configuration file, either directly or via file include in the server { } block. Other than URL rewriting unless you need something apache specific no other changes should be made for your clients to run their web based applications under nginx.
Posted by Ensiferous, 02-22-2010, 09:53 AM
You could always use nginx as a reverse proxy to apache. It's a bit of work to manage to configuration file but you can offload all the static file work to nginx so apache isn't using huge processes for static files anymore.
Posted by Dr:linux, 02-26-2010, 02:26 AM
There are some differences between these webservers, ie Nginx and Apache. A sample code for Apache and nginx is given below for more details about its difference. Just take a look.. >>>>>Code in Apache<<<<< >>>Code in nginx<<<<<< Hope this information was helpful..
Posted by SunShellHosting, 02-28-2010, 11:02 PM
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