The 2000s have been the decade of server-side technologies. Over the past 15 years or so, an overwhelming majority of websites have migrated from simple static HTML content to highly and fully dynamic pages, taking the web to an entirely new level in terms of interaction with visitors. Software solutions emerged quickly, including open source ones, and some became mature enough to process high-traffic websites. In this chapter, we will study the ability of Nginx to interact with these applications. We have selected two for different reasons. The first one is obviously PHP. As of June 2015, W3Techs (a website specializing in web technology surveys) reveals that PHP empowers over 80% of websites designed with a server-side language. The second language in our selection is Python, due to the way it is installed and configured to work with Nginx. The mechanism...
Nginx HTTP Server - Fourth Edition
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Overview of this book
Nginx is a lightweight HTTP server designed for high-traffic websites, with network scalability as the primary objective. With the advent of high-speed internet access, short loading times and fast transfer rates have become a necessity.
This book is a detailed guide to setting up Nginx in ways that correspond to actual production situations: as a standalone server, as a reverse proxy, interacting with applications via FastCGI, and more. In addition, this complete direct reference will be indispensable at all stages of the configuration and maintenance processes. This book mainly targets the most recent version of Nginx (1.13.2) and focuses on all the new additions and improvements, such as support for HTTP/2, improved dynamic modules, security enhancements, and support for multiple SSL certificates. This book is the perfect companion for both Nginx beginners and experienced administrators. For beginners, it will take you through the complete process of setting up this lightweight HTTP server on your system and configuring its various modules so that it does exactly what you need quickly and securely. For more experienced administrators, this book provides different approaches that can help you make the most of your current infrastructure.
Nginx can be employed in many situations, whether you are looking to construct an entirely new web-serving architecture or simply want to integrate an efficient tool to optimize your site loading speeds.
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Nginx HTTP Server - Fourth Edition
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Downloading and Installing Nginx
Basic Nginx Configuration
HTTP Configuration
Module Configuration
PHP and Python with Nginx
Nginx as an Application Server
Apache and Nginx Together
From Apache to Nginx
Introduction to Load Balancing and Optimization
Case Studies
Troubleshooting
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