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− | [http://nginx.net/ | + | [http://nginx.net/ nginx] is a lightweight web server that powers 7.5% of web servers across all domains[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nginx#Usage]. Unless you have specific requirements that demand a heavy web server like Apache, you are much better off using nginx. |
− | + | Below are instructions on how to get Joomla! running with [http://wiki.nginx.org/PHPFcgiExample nginx and PHP via FastCGI]. | |
− | == PHP | + | == Install nginx == |
− | PHP will run as | + | For Ubuntu, run <tt>aptitude install nginx</tt>. For other distros, run the corresponding package manager, or see http://wiki.nginx.org/Install. |
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+ | == Install PHP FastCGI == | ||
+ | For Ubuntu, read this excellent page on how to [http://wiki.nginx.org/PHPFcgiExample configure PHP and FastCGI for nginx]. | ||
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+ | For Gentoo, PHP will run as a FastCGI service (fpm), so the nginx server will run PHP asa different process: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
# echo "dev-lang/php gd gd2 curl simplexml tokenizer dom tidy sqlite xml fpm cgi" >> /etc/portage/package.use | # echo "dev-lang/php gd gd2 curl simplexml tokenizer dom tidy sqlite xml fpm cgi" >> /etc/portage/package.use | ||
# emerge php | # emerge php | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
− | The default of php-fpm | + | The default settings of php-fpm are good for most servers. For special configuration visit the [http://php.net/manual/en/install.fpm.php PHP FPM site]. |
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+ | == Configure Nginx == | ||
== Configure Nginx == | == Configure Nginx == | ||
− | + | nginx configuration files reside in: | |
+ | * <tt>/usr/local/nginx/conf/</tt> on Ubuntu | ||
+ | * <tt>/etc/nginx/nginx.conf</tt> on Gentoo | ||
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+ | Here is an sample nginx configuration file. | ||
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server { | server { | ||
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root PATH_ON_SERVER; | root PATH_ON_SERVER; | ||
− | # | + | # Support Clean URLs (aka Search Engine Friendly) |
location / { | location / { | ||
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?q=$request_uri; | try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?q=$request_uri; | ||
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index index.php index.html index.htm default.html default.htm; | index index.php index.html index.htm default.html default.htm; | ||
− | # | + | # deny running scripts inside writable directories |
location ~* /(images|cache|media|logs|tmp)/.*\.(php|pl|py|jsp|asp|sh|cgi)$ { | location ~* /(images|cache|media|logs|tmp)/.*\.(php|pl|py|jsp|asp|sh|cgi)$ { | ||
return 403; | return 403; | ||
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# caching of files | # caching of files | ||
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location ~* \.(ico|pdf|flv)$ { | location ~* \.(ico|pdf|flv)$ { | ||
expires 1y; | expires 1y; | ||
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Pay attention for few things: | Pay attention for few things: | ||
− | # The | + | # The parameter <tt>fastcgi_pass</tt> is set to 127.0.0.1:9000, corresponding to the port that fpm is configured to listen to. This means you can run the PHP processes on separate servers. On Gentoo, you can find this configuration in <tt>/etc/php/fpm-php5.3/php-fpm.conf/</tt> |
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# Don't forget to replace YOUR_DOMAIN & PATH_ON_SERVER depend on your domain and the path of Joomla on your server. | # Don't forget to replace YOUR_DOMAIN & PATH_ON_SERVER depend on your domain and the path of Joomla on your server. | ||
== GZip support == | == GZip support == | ||
− | If you need GZip compression support add the | + | If you need GZip compression support, add the following section to the http section of the main nginx configuration file: |
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gzip on; | gzip on; | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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* [http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Nginx Nginx in Gentoo] | * [http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Nginx Nginx in Gentoo] | ||
* [http://www.kevinworthington.com/nginx-for-windows/ Nginx for Windows] | * [http://www.kevinworthington.com/nginx-for-windows/ Nginx for Windows] |
Revision as of 05:35, 16 August 2011
nginx is a lightweight web server that powers 7.5% of web servers across all domains[1]. Unless you have specific requirements that demand a heavy web server like Apache, you are much better off using nginx.
Below are instructions on how to get Joomla! running with nginx and PHP via FastCGI.
Install nginx[edit]
For Ubuntu, run aptitude install nginx. For other distros, run the corresponding package manager, or see http://wiki.nginx.org/Install.
Install PHP FastCGI[edit]
For Ubuntu, read this excellent page on how to configure PHP and FastCGI for nginx.
For Gentoo, PHP will run as a FastCGI service (fpm), so the nginx server will run PHP asa different process:
# echo "dev-lang/php gd gd2 curl simplexml tokenizer dom tidy sqlite xml fpm cgi" >> /etc/portage/package.use # emerge php
The default settings of php-fpm are good for most servers. For special configuration visit the PHP FPM site.
Configure Nginx[edit]
Configure Nginx[edit]
nginx configuration files reside in:
- /usr/local/nginx/conf/ on Ubuntu
- /etc/nginx/nginx.conf on Gentoo
Here is an sample nginx configuration file.
server { listen 80; server_name YOUR_DOMAIN; server_name_in_redirect off; access_log /var/log/nginx/localhost.access_log main; error_log /var/log/nginx/localhost.error_log info; root PATH_ON_SERVER; # Support Clean URLs (aka Search Engine Friendly) location / { try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?q=$request_uri; } index index.php index.html index.htm default.html default.htm; # deny running scripts inside writable directories location ~* /(images|cache|media|logs|tmp)/.*\.(php|pl|py|jsp|asp|sh|cgi)$ { return 403; error_page 403 /403_error.html; } location ~ .*.php$ { include /etc/nginx/fastcgi.conf; fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000; fastcgi_index index.php; include fastcgi_params; fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name; } # caching of files location ~* \.(ico|pdf|flv)$ { expires 1y; } location ~* \.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|swf|xml|txt)$ { expires 14d; } }
Pay attention for few things:
- The parameter fastcgi_pass is set to 127.0.0.1:9000, corresponding to the port that fpm is configured to listen to. This means you can run the PHP processes on separate servers. On Gentoo, you can find this configuration in /etc/php/fpm-php5.3/php-fpm.conf/
- Don't forget to replace YOUR_DOMAIN & PATH_ON_SERVER depend on your domain and the path of Joomla on your server.
GZip support[edit]
If you need GZip compression support, add the following section to the http section of the main nginx configuration file:
gzip on; gzip_http_version 1.1; gzip_comp_level 6; gzip_min_length 1100; gzip_buffers 4 8k; gzip_types text/plain application/xhtml+xml text/css application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript application/javascript application/x-javascr$ gzip_proxied any; gzip_disable "MSIE [1-6]\.";